Nicole Percifield

Nicole Percifield is a recent graduate of New York’s acclaimed Manhattan School of Music, where she performed a number of roles, including the Statue in Griffelkin, the title role in Araboolies of Liberty Street and Nancy Ford in The Village Singer. She has also been a Studio Artist at Central City Opera, singing the role of Esprit Cinq in Cendrillon and scenes from Werther (Charlotte) and Le Comte Ory (Isolier), at The Banff Centre and at the International Institute of Vocal Arts, singing the role of the Maestra delle Novizie in Suor Angelica and scenes from La Cenerentola (title role), Carmen (Mercédès), L’amico Fritz (Beppe) and Così fan tutte (Dorabella). At the New England Conservatory, Ms. Percifield performed the roles of Alma March in Little Women, La Principessa in Suor Angelica and the Sandman in Hansel and Gretel as well as scenes from The Ballad of Baby Doe (Augusta), Werther (Charlotte) and La Calisto (Diana). For The Minnesota Opera this season, Nicole will be seen as Siébel in Faust and the Beetle Doctor in The Adventures of Pinocchio. Next season she returns to sing roles in Casanova’s Homecoming and Salome. This summer she will be an apprentice artist in Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ prestgious Gerdine Young Artists program.