A classical singer and passionate actor, Nikki has performed throughout the US and Europe for more than 20 years. Most recently, she performed in Heisenberg (Georgie) at The Wheeler Opera House as part of the Aspen Fringe Festival’s JuneFest (she’ll revive the role in July at TRTC) and presented her recital LIFE/LOVE/LIEDER at Aspen’s Music in the West End series. With a broad vocal repertoire ranging from opera and art song to Broadway and jazz, Nikki’s work as a vocalist has included J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 170 for Alto & Orchestra, a cabaret of musical memories entitled Colored Lights, Durufle’s Requiem with the Aspen Chapel, Another Side of Sondheim with Music in the West End, and numerous classical recitals in the Aspen area. In 2021, Nikki premiered The Lighthouse Fantasie, a new work for mezzo-soprano by composer de Sabinas, and received a Best Actress award for her portrayal of ‘Rose’ in the short film Wisteria at the Dreammachine International Film Festival. Other stage productions include the first U.S. reading of David Ireland’s Ulster American (Ruth) and Venus in Fur (Vanda) with Aspen Fringe Festival, Henry Award-nominated Constellations (Marianne) with Thunder River Theatre Company, Theatre Aspen’s Cabaret (Fräulein Kost) and Les Misérables (Mme. Thénardier), and Harold Pinter’s Betrayal (Emma) with Hudson Reed Ensemble. Raised in New England, Nikki holds a degree in vocal performance from Tulane University in New Orleans. She apprenticed with The Santa Fe Opera and continued vocal studies at Longy School, IIVA Italy, LidalNorth in Oslo, and Sherrill Milnes’ VOICE Foundation. She has studied Meisner technique with John Ruskin at the Ruskin School of Acting in Santa Monica, CA, and ran an Aspen-based nonprofit play reading group, Nimble Rabbit, from 2013-2015. Nikki is a proud member of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Actor’s Equity Association (AEA).
