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Ema Nikolovska

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NAME
Ema Nikolovska

HEIMAT
Skopje and Toronto

STUDY
Opera at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Violin at the Glenn Gould School

COMPETITIONS/AWARDS
2019 Winner of International Vocal Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch
2019 Kathleen Ferrier Awards – Ferrier Loveday Song Price
Winner of Young Classical Artists Trust International Auditions
2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award

IMPORTANT CONDUCTORS
Barbara Hannigan
Simon Rattle
Petr Popelka
Raphaël Pichon
Bertrand de Billy

IMPORTANT DIRECTORS
Lydia Steier 
Mariame Clément
Marie-Christine Soma
Daniel Jeanneteau

IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS
2020–2022: Member of the International Opera Studio at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden

IMPORTANT PARTS ELSEWHERE
Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier, Staatsoper Unter den Linden) 
Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro, Opernhaus Zürich) 
Fox (The Cunning Little Vixen, Canadian Opera Company)
La Muse, Nicklausse (Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Staatsoper Unter den Linden) 
The Woman (Picture a day like this, London Royal Ballet and Opera, Opéra national du Rhin)

EXCURSIONS
2019–2021 BBC New Generation Artist
2023–2024 Wigmore Hall Artist in Residence
2022–2023 Elbphilharmonie Hamburg FAST LANE Artist
Concert of Mozart Arias with NHK Symphony und Petr Popelka, Suntory Hall Tokyo
Boulez Le Marteau sans Maître with Ensemble intercontemporain, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian for Boulez’ Centennial Celebration

AT THE KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN
Orlando (Orlando)

As of April 2026