Nicola Said

Soprano Nicola Said is the Malta Airport Foundation Ambassador and made her English National Opera (ENO) debut as Soprano Angel in It’s a Wonderful Life, performing as cover. She covered Zerbinetta in Opera North’s Ariadne auf Naxos. A BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation Scholar and Samling Scholar, she has recorded at Abbey Road Studios and has performed at the Royal Opera House, Cadogan Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Barbican Hall, Kensington Palace, St. James’ Palace, Spencer House, and for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Princess Royal. “Said’s vocal performance, rising consistently to the technical demands of the role, has grown in subtlety and nuance, and the mad scene...glistens with pathos and intensity” – Lucia in “Lucia di Lammermoor”, The Stage, October 2022. “As Violetta, Nicola Said matched spontaneity and warmth with plangency and refinement – she can spin a fine legato – expressing herself most richly in the final act” – Violetta in La Traviata, Opera Magazine, December 2023. “ The singers' vocal performance was excellent, with peaks of excellence in Nicola Said's Musetta. The Maltese soprano makes a disruptive entrance on stage at Caffè Momus, playing splendidly with the libertine sensuality of her character and characterizing her with an excellent vocal performance from every point of view. Lively phrasing and ringing voice - masterfully controlled - make her the most successful character in the production.” - Musetta in La Bohème, Gaulitana Festival at Teatru tal-Opra Aurora, Emiliano Michelon, OperaClick, 4 July 2024.