Opera
In August 2012, Nina made her operatic debut singing Susanna in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Edinburgh Fringe. In March 2015, Nina made her professional debut with VoiceArc, again singing Susanna Since then, Nina has performed in operas in England, Scotland and Italy.
Roles have included:
Miss Wordsworth (Britten: Albert Herring), 1st Lady (The Magic Flute: Eng)
Queen of the Night/Die Konigin der Nacht (The Magic Flute: Eng and Ger)
The Governess (Britten: Turn of the Screw) Edith (The Pirates of Penzance)
Ilia (Idomeneo) Rose Opera Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos) Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito) Celia (Iolanthe) Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) VoiceArc
Olympia (The Tales of Hoffmann), Brigitta (Tchaikovsky: Iolanta)
Soprano (Buravicky: Invisible Effect) Lucia (Nino Rota: I Due Timidi) Belinda (Dido and Aeneas)
Roles that Nina have recently studied/refreshed and is ready to bring to productions at short notice:
Angelica (Orlando) Bellezza (Il trionfo del tempo e del Disinganno) Mrs Waters (The Boatswain's mate), Miss Wordsworth (Albert Herring)
Companies Nina has worked with (Selection):
Time Zone theatre, Rose Opera, Kent Opera, Secret Opera, Harrow Opera, VoiceArc, Handmade Opera
For a list of all of Nina's roles, previous and upcoming, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Online Opera
In 2021, Nina joined Online Opera project Scenic Opera as a guest artist.
Her first project for Scenic opera was to record Mrs Waters' aria: What if I were young again? (The Boatswain's Mate) for their "Arias Explained" series. It was recorded with pianist Neil Crossland in August 2021, released in September 2021, and the video is wonderfully narrated by Wendy Silvester.
More exciting projects will be published soon.
The second half of the evening was a production of the Mozart medley A Night in Vienna. Set in the reception area of the Vienna Grand Hotel and including songs from Mozart’s most famous Operas: Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Cosi fan tutte and The Marriage of Figaro.
Two men vie for the love of one woman and use all the tricks in the book to win her. Aidan Coburn, Nick Dwyer and Nina Kopparhed are all wonderful and the English libretto by Pamela Schermann is at times hilarious. I particularly loved the updated Don Giovanni excerpt where his past conquests are revealed by scrolling through his Facebook! Brilliantly acted by all three performers and Aidan Coburn’s singing is so beautiful I was almost moved to tears.
A thoroughly enjoyable evening
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The role of Olympia gives Nina Kopparhed a chance to show off her very impressive range as a coloratura soprano as well as some effective comedy
Courses/Training
Opera Programs Berlin: January 22-26, 2020: Historical Performance Program: 1580-1750.
Coaching sessions and masterclasses with Professor Byron Knutson and Deborah York.
Voice lessons, coaching sessions in stylistic interpretation, ornamentation and recitatives in French (Rameau/Charpentier/Lully), Italian (Monteverdi/Cavalli), German (Bach) and English (Purcell) Baroque, plus Handel of course. We also focused on Mozart Recitatives.
Daily, public masterclasses (also streamed online), as well as a final concert at Studio Knutson, Berlin.
Melofonetica (August 2018), Bassano Del Grappa, Italy
Intensive week of Italian pronunciation coaching in the Melofonetica Method with Matteo Dalle Fratte, and coaching with Peter Ford, Julie Aherne, and Bernard Tan. The course culminated in the gala concert: "Serata Lirica del Castello" in Teatro Eleonora Duse, Asolo, Italy
Hoxton Opera Studio (May-Jly 2016), London,
Voice Lessons: Colin Morris; Masterclasses: David Edwards, Neil Howlett, James Black and Wendy Dawn Thompson
National Opera Studio Opera Intensive Course. London. (Aug 2013 and Jly 2015)
Tutors: Della Jones, Bruno Michael Pollock and Jeremy Silver, Mark Shanahan (2013), Kathryn Harries, Bruno Ravella (2013), Olivia Fuchs (2015).
New London Opera Players: Performance and communication skills course (March, 2014)
Tutors: Miriam Murphy and Wendy Dawn Thompson, as well as voice tuition from Neil Baker.
Co-Opera Co Easter Development Programme 2013: culminating in three performances (in London) of Puccini's Suor Angelica on April 12th and 13th, 2013. Nina performed the role of Suor Osmina and covered 2nd Touriere in a production directed by Jacquie Crago. During the course, Nina also sang in a masterclass for Helen Field on audition technique.
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Teachers: Current: since 2020: consultation lessons with James Black
Previous: Neil Howlett ,Judith Howarth and Dr Nell Drew, and has also had consultation lessons with Neil Baker, Dr Colin Morris and Pamela Kuhn.
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Languages: Nina speaks fluent Swedish and English as well as Brazilian Portuguese and some German, and is currently studying Italian. Nina has also sung in Latin, French, Finnish, Latvian, Occitan and Russian.
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Other training: Nina has a BMus (Hons) and a PG Dip qualification from the Birmingham Conservatoire, where she studied as a viola player.
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Other relevant skills: in February 2020, Nina joined the Covent Garden Minuet Company, specialising in 18th Century Dancing.
Previous roles (most recent first)
Porcupine Productions: The Pirates of Penzance
Role: Edith
Friday, July 1st, 2022 St Mary's Church, Putney
Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 St Dunstan's, East Acton
Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, 19:30
St James, Piccadilly
Saturday, December 4th, 2021, 19:30
St Mary's Church, Putney High Street, London SW15 1SN Tickets and more info
Musical Director: Derek Carden Stage Director: Stephen Roe
Nina will sing the role of Edith in this fun production of the Pirate of Penzance.
Cast: Mabel: Catrin Lewis; Frederic: Alex Haigh; Major General Stanley: Anthony Sales; The Pirate King: Leon Berger; Ruth: Sarah Tyler;
The Sergeant of Police: Annette Dumville. Police, Pirates and Daughters: Nina Kopparhed, Kathleen Linton-Ford, Ruth Beckmann, Stephen Roe, David Banbury, Randy Nichol, Robert Sales, Stephen Parish.
Porcupine Productions: The Magic Flute
Role: 1st Lady
Saturday, May 22nd, 2021, 19:00-22:00
St Mary's Church, Putney Bridge, London SW15 1SN
Nina will be singing the role of 1st Lady in this Covid secure, socially distanced, production of the Magic Flute.
The production will be sung in English.
Cast : Alex Haigh, Catrin Lewis, Anthony Scales, Stefanie Kemball-Read, David Banbury, Nina Kopparhed, Sarah Tyler, Annette Dumville, Kathleen Linton-Ford, Leon Berger, Shirley Vaughan and Stephen Roe.
Musical Director and Piano - Derek Carden
2019
Iolanthe
Role: Celia
Friday, November 2nd, 2019, 19:30; The Moat House, Maidstone, Kent
Nina will sing the role of Celia in this staged production with full orchestra and chorus.
All proceeds from this performance will go the the Heart of Kent Hospice.
Tickets can be bought through www.hokh.org/events
Full cast below:
Mountararat: Leon Berger Tolloller: David George Menezes Private Willis: Gerard Delrez
Strephon: Stephen Anthony Brown Chancellor's Page: Karl Schilg Queen: Joanna Gamble
Iolanthe: Marie-Claire OptenNoort Celia: Nina Kopparhed Leila: Jasmine Adrian-Dawson
Fleta: Ruby Reed Phyllis: Rebecca Hooper
Conductor: Martin Hindmarsh Director and Lord Chancellor: Colin Morris
Maidstone Choral Union
Rose Opera: Idomeneo
Role: Ilia
The Normansfield Theatre, The Langdon Down Centre, Teddington
Nina will sing the role of Ilia with Rose Opera on Oct 4th-6th 2019.
Musical Director: David Roblou Stage Director: Michael Moxham
Designer: Lucy Fowler Producers: Tamara Ravenhill and Andy Evans
Lighting design: Roberto Ventruti Technical Director: Alan Bain
Stage Manager: Tracey Guillard
Cast (in order of appearance):
Ilia: Nina Kopparhed Idamante: Jane Frith (Oct 5th), Anna Marie McLachlan (Oct 4th, 6th)
Elettra: Tamara Ravenhill Arbace: David Padua
Idomeneo: Andy Evans Voice of Neptune: Ian Pope
Tickets are available from the Langdon Down Centre web site.
Rose Opera: Iolanta
Role: Brigitta
Friday, March 22nd, 2019: 19:30
Saturday, March 23rd, 2019: 19:30
Sunday, March 24th, 2019: 14:30
Normansfield Theatre, Teddington
Nina will perform the role of Brigitta with a fantastic cast. Fully staged with orchestra.
Performed in Russian with surtitles.
Conductor: Peter Ford; Director Fred Broom;
Tickets £22-£25
More info: Rose Opera website
2018
Invisible Effect:
Role: Soprano
World Premiere: September 3rd, 2018 The Pleasance Theatre, London.
Choreography: Kirill Burlov. Composer: Platon Buravicky
Work for Contemporary Ballet, Soprano and chamber ensemble.
2017
Handmade Opera: Nino Rota: I Due Timidi
Role: Lucia
September 5th, 2017, 20:00: Lugnano, Italy,
September 6th, 2017, 20:00: Scheggino, Italy
Role "Zerlina"
Director: Pamela Schermann
"Welcome to the Vienna Grand!
Set in the reception area of the infamous Vienna Grand Hotel, three people become entangled in a web of love, affairs and intrigues. A fast-paced journey through the night with songs from Mozart’s most loved operas Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Cosi fan tutte and The Marriage of Figaro.
Presented in a fresh interpretation with new English lyrics - Mozart as you’ve never heard it before!
And remember: What happens in the Vienna Grand..."
A Night in Vienna will be performed as a companion piece to Rimsky Korsakov's "Mozart and Salieri"
UK TOUR SCHEDULE
A NIGHT IN VIENNA will be performed on following dates:
27th May 2017 - Kentwell Halls, Suffolk
29th May 2017 - Bridewell Theatre, London (as part of the Launch of the "Opera in the CIty" Festival)
2nd June 2017 - The Place, Bedford
27 June 2017 - Waterloo East Theatre, London
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VoiceArc: Don Giovanni
Role: Donna Elvira
Saturday, May 12th, 2017: Broughton St Mary's Church, Edinburgh
Description:
"The prison spaceship moves forward into the void. Don Giovanni's brain, all that is left of the evil lothario after a million years, is scheming. If his plan succeeds he can exude an emanation and create the havoc of old. Don Pedro stands at the helm and a shiver runs down his spine as he suddenly worries for his daughter Donna Anna...but she is safely in stasis. Or is she?"
VoiceArc return with their unique take on their third of W. A. Mozart's Da Ponte operas: Don Giovanni. The Don and his fellow characters are brought together on a prison spaceship in a new and exciting reworking of the concept, but the music, libretto and the singing is, as always with VoiceArc, faithful to the original Mozart and Da Ponte masterpiece.
Sung In Italian with English surtitles.
Role: Vitellia
Saturday, February 4th, 2017: 19:30: Holy Trinity Church, Queenborough
Thursday, February 9th, 2017: 19:30: St Anne's Church, Hoxton
Friday, February 10th, 2017: 20:00: Astor Community Centre, Deal
2016
Role: Fiordiligi
December 10th, 2016: 19:00, Broughton St Mary's Church, Edinburgh
Role: Vitellia
Performances in October 2016
Secret Opera/Opera Ad Libitum: Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Role: The Governess
July 28th, 2016: St Anne's Church, Hoxton (open Dress Rehearsal)
October 30th 2016: Astor Community Theatre, Deal.
Harrow Opera: Britten: Albert Herring
Role: Miss Wordsworth
Friday, March 11th, 2016: 19:00: Ark Theatre, Elstree and Borehamwood
Sunday, March 13th, 2016: 19:00: Ark Theatre, Elstree and Borehamwood
For more information and to book tickets, please follow the link to the Ark Theatre, look up events in March, and you'll find it there
2015
Aria Alba: The Magic Flute or "One flew over the Birdman's Nest"
Role: Die Konigin der Nacht
(with orchestra)
Sung in German with Surtitles and narration in English
Venue: Broughton St Mary's, Edinburgh
Saturday, November 21st, 19:00
Sunday, November 22nd, 15:00
A revival of the company's very successful 2014 Edinburgh Fringe production.
VoiceArc: Cosi fan Tutte
Role: Fiordiligi
Sung in Italian with Surtitles
Venue: Summerhall
Wednesday, November 11th, 2015, 19:00,
Friday November 13th, 2015, 19:00,
(Also singing chorus on Thursday 12th)
Opera Camerata: The Tales of Hoffmann
Role: Olympia
(with full orchestra)
sung in English
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015, 19:30: Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Thursday, October 8th, 2015, 19:30: Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Friday, October 9th, 2015, 19:30: Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Saturday, October 10th, 2015, 19:30: Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
VoiceArc "Figaro Fugit"
Role: Susanna
Le Nozze di Figaro in 70minutes!
August 23rd, 2015: St Bride's Centre, Edinburgh
VoiceArc: Le Nozze di Figaro
Role: Susanna
(with full orchestra)
sung in Italian with surtitles
March 2015: St Bride's Centre, Edinburgh
2014
Aria Alba: The Magic Flute, or one flew over the birdman's Nest?
Role: Die Konigin der Nacht
(with full orchestra)
Sung in German with surtitles
July 2014: Uig Hall, Dunoon
August 2014: Broughton St Mary's, Edinburgh
2013
Aria Alba: Dido and Aeneas
Role: Belinda
July 2013: Uig Hall, Dunoon
August 2013 Edinburgh Fringe
Co-Opera Co. Easter Development Programme: Suor Angelica
Roles: Suor Osmina and 2nd Touriere (Alms Sister).
Sung in Italian. Director: Jacquie Crago
April 12th and 13th, 2013 John Mackintosh Theatre, London SW6 1RX
2012
Aria Alba: Le Nozze di Figaro
Role: Susanna.
(with orchestra)
Sung in Italian with surtitles.
July 2012: Lough Bawn
August 2012: Edinburgh Fringe: Greyfriar's Church/Bruntsfield Church.