Maltese Soprano Nicola Said has an active international career on the opera and concert stage. She performs frequently in her native country and throughout Europe, UK, USA, and the Middle East for top official delegate events. Nicola’s operatic roles include Tatyana Yevgeny Onegin (HGO), Liù Turandot and Violetta La traviata (Instant Opera), Musetta and Mimi La bohème (Gaulitana Festival, Instant Opera), and the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor (Festival Lyrique-en-Mer and Regents Opera, formerly Fulham Opera). Nicola made her English National Opera debut as Soprano Angel in It’s a Wonderful Life. Nicola often performs with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, working with opera stars including Tenors Joseph Calleja and Vittorio Grigolo. A keen recitalist, Nicola has given concerts with established pianists including Malcolm Martineau and James Baillieu.
 
Nicola has appeared at the Cadogan Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Barbican Hall, St. John’s Smith Square, Garrick Club, Kensington Palace, St. James’ Palace, Spencer House, and at the Royal Opera House. Nicola has recorded at Abbey Road Studios and has performed for HRH The Princess Royal and HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh. Nicola attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she completed the Opera Course and Masters in Vocal Performance. Nicola was the Malta Airport Foundation Ambassador, a role she held for a decade. A BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation Scholar, Peace and Prosperity Trust Associate Artist, Drake Calleja Trust Scholar, and Samling Scholar, Nicola has received support from the Malta Arts Scholarship, Janatha Stubbs Foundation, Talent Unlimited, Walter Hyde Memorial Trust, London Syndicate, Alfred H. Caplan Opera Scholarship, Frieda Caplan, and Ian Tomlin Scholarship. Nicola won First Prize and Audience Prize for the Fulham Opera Robert Presley Memorial and attended the Salzburg Mozarteum, where she won Second Prize in the Strauss Competition.
 
Nicola is Founder and Artistic Director of Malta Opera, a new opera organisation based in Malta. Malta Opera focuses on engaging and promoting local talent while cultivating international collaborations.

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