British lyric soprano Nadine Benjamin is a charismatic and versatile artist who is in increasing demand on the operatic stage and is also developing renown as an exponent of song, in particular Verdi, Strauss and contemporary American song.

Nadine made her ROH debut in 2020 in the premiere of A New Dark Age and her Glyndebourne debut in 2021 as Luisa in Luisa Miller. A Harewood Artist from 2018 to 2020, Nadine has sung Clara (Porgy and Bess), Musetta and Mimì (La bohème), Laura (Luisa Miller) and Gerhilde (The Valkyrie) with ENO and will sing the role of The Mother in the UK premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s Blue in April/May 2023.

In concert, Nadine’s repertoire includes Strauss’s Four Last Songs, Verdi’s Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, Berg’s Seven Early Songs, Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, Schubert’s Mass no. 5 and the soprano solos in Handel’s Messiah and Mahler’s Symphony no.4. Nadine made her debut at the BBC Proms as the soprano soloist in Vaughan Williams’ ‘Serenade to Music’. Future performances include her annual free lunchtime recital at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden on 15 December and a recital of
songs by black and mixed-race composers at Milton Court on 21 February 2023.

Nadine is a mentor, certified High Performance Coach and Mind Coach, and founded her opera and mentorship programme ‘Everybody Can!’ in 2015. She has both produced and sung principal roles in Otello and Tosca for Everybody Can! Opera, with plans for Norma in 2023. Nadine is an Ambassador for Music Masters and a Board member of Fuel Theatre.

Nadine was made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021 in recognition of her work as a mentor and singer. Nadine is also the radio host of the series ‘Opera, the Art of Emotions’ for BBC Radio 3.