Mathy Award Winner

Nicole began singing at a young age. In 2000 Nicole joined Gondwana Voices children’s choir and performed at the Australia Day celebrations in Darling Harbour and Choralfest in Brisbane. She was also chosen to sing atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a New Year’s Day sunrise special. It was during her time with Gondwana that Nicole discovered a passion for classical music. She was a soloist at the 2003 State School Spectacular Retrospect, held at Rod Laver Arena in front of fifteen thousand people.

Nicole completed three years of her Bachelor of Music Degree at Melbourne University then transferred in 2007 to complete a final year at the Victorian College of the Arts. Whilst studying at Melbourne University Nicole performed many roles including Pallas in The Judgment of Paris, and Woman in Somewhere before the End, a newly composed work. She was also awarded the Clarice Maylon Middleton Prize.

Nicole was a multiple award winner while at the Victorian College of the Arts. Her awards included the Alice Amy McDonald Trust, the Sleath Lowrey Rotary Scholarship and the Marion Isobel Thomas estate for the highest practical mark in the college.

During 2007 Nicole was chosen to perform at 3MBS Live at the Convent, performed Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn lieder with the Victorian College of the Arts Orchestra at the Melbourne Town Hall and sang the title role in Suor Angelica, under the baton of Opera Australia’s Stephen Mould. Nicole was a special guest at Morning Melodies at Hamer Hall and a soloist at the 2008 Australia Day official Flag Raising ceremony. She also performed the title role in Victorian Youth Opera’s Snow Queen in 2007 and played the role of Mrs Noye in their production of Noye’s Fludde in 2006.

Nicole was the Herald Sun Aria winner for 2007.

Nicole continues to study under the tutelage of Anna Connolly and has worked with many coaches including Richard Bonynge, Dennis O’Neill, Stephen Mould, Raymond Connell, Richard Gill and Simon Kenway. She recently understudied the roles of Drusilla, Pallade and Virtu in L’incoronazione di Poppea for Victorian Opera and is currently covering the title role in Oz Opera’s tour of Madame Butterfly.