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Nardus Williams

Soprano

Nardus Williams  praised for her ‘superbly controlled, sensuous soprano’ (Opera Today), British soprano Nardus Williams was a member of the Houston Opera Studio during the 2018/19 Season and is a former Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne and Kiri Te Kanawa Scholar at the RCM. She is currently an ENO Harewood Artist.

 

Career Highlights

Nardus was a member of the Houston Opera Studio during the 2018/19 Season and is a former Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne. She trained at the International Opera School at the RCM where she was the sole recipient of the prestigious Kiri Te Kanawa Scholarship. Other awards and prizes include the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards First Prize and Audience Prize (2016); she was

Previously for ENO: Micaëla Carmen.

Recent highlights elsewhere include: Mimì La bohème, Donna Anna Don Giovanni (Houston Grand Opera); cover Armida Rinaldo (Glyndebourne); Adina L’elisir d’amore (Glyndebourne on Tour); cover Governess The Turn of the Screw (Garsington Opera); Martha in Giorgio Battistelli’s Wake (Birmingham Opera Company), directed by Graham Vick. She trained at the International Opera School at the RCM where she was the sole recipient of the prestigious Kiri Te Kanawa Scholarship. Other awards and prizes include the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards First Prize and Audience Prize (2016); she was also a finalist in the 2018 Kathleen Ferrier Competition.

Last updated: 28th April 2023