Nika Gorič - Grieg; Ein Traum

Born in Slovenia in 1990, Nika studied at the Ballet and Music School in Maribor, the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, and the Royal Academy of Music where she is completing her studies with Lillian Watson and Jonathan Papp on the Opera Course. This summer Nika joined Salzburg Festival’s Young Singers Project, taking part in a new production of The Fairy Queen and in masterclasses with Thomas Hampson and Ann Murray. Over the last year she has performed in a production of Handel’s Messiah with Opera National de Bordeaux and sung the roles of Susanna (Marriage of FIgaro) and Fortuna and Pallade (L'incoronazione di Poppea) with RAO. During the 2016/17 season Nika takes the roles Norina (Don Pasquale) with Slovene National Theatre and Eurydice (Offenbach’s Orfeo and Eurydice) with RAO. She gives recitals at the Oxford Lieder Festival and at Wigmore Hall. Previous concert appearances include the Klavier Festival Ruhr with Graham Johnson, Kioi Hall (Tokyo) and the Festival Maribor with Richard Tognetti. …Easily the strongest and most finished showing came from Slovenian Nika Gorič, deliciously crisp, pert and on the note as Suzman’s spunky Susanna. The Times / The Marriage of Figaro RAO / November 2015 Nika Gorič was a sassy Fortuna, her agile sound creating tons of meaning in each word she sang. www.schmopera.com / L’Incoronazione di Poppea RAO / May 2016