Rachel Nicholls [SEP] voice type
Rachel Nicholls
Rachel Nicholls is an English soprano in opera and concert.
Career.
Born in Bedford, England, Nicholls studied French at the University of York, and from 1998 voice at the Royal College of Music with Kathleen Livingstone. In 2001, she won second prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Competition. She first became known for her work in Early Music but later became a Dramatic Soprano specialising in Wagner. She has collaborated with conductors such as Martyn Brabbins, Sylvain Cambreling, Andrew Davis, Colin Davis,
1973)
- Mike Ockrent (Mar 1973 – Sep 1975)
- Chris Parr (Sep 1975 – Mar 1981)
- Peter Lichtenfels (Apr 1981 – Aug 1985)
- Jenny Killick (Sep 1985 – Dec 1988)
- Iain Brown (Jan 1989 – Aug 1996)
- Philip Howard (Sep 1996 – Dec 2007)
- Dominic Hill (Jan 2008– Oct 2011)
- Orla O'Loughlin (Jan 2012 – Dec 2018)
- Gareth Nicholls - Interim Artistic Director (Dec