Nicola Said

SCHOLAR DESCRIPTION

Soprano Nicola Said is the Malta Airport Foundation Ambassador, BOV Joseph Calleja Scholar, Samling Scholar, Peace and Prosperity Trust Established Artist, and DrakeCalleja Trust Scholar. Having recently sung Musetta La Bohème (Gaulitana Festival), Nicola made her English National Opera debut as Soprano Angel in It’s a Wonderful Life (cover performance). Operatic roles include Violetta La Traviata, Mimì La Bohème, Lucia Lucia di Lammermoor, Frasquita Carmen, Adina Elixir of Love, and Zerlina Don Giovanni. A keen recitalist, Nicola has performed with Malcolm Martineau and James Baillieu in The Three Palaces Festival concerts, and “Songs of a Fairy-Tale Princess” with Maya Irgalina with Oxford Festival of the Arts. A graduate of the Guildhall School, she has performed in top venues including Cadogan Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Barbican Hall, St. John's Smith Square, Royal Opera House, Kensington Palace, St. James’s Palace, and Spencer House. She has recorded at Abbey Road Studios with Commonwealth Orchestra and has given recitals for HRH The Princess Royal and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Nicola is Founder and Artistic Director of Malta Opera.