Nicole Besa, Soprano
R E S U M É
Professional
Ensemble The King and I Lyric Opera of Chicago director Lee Blakeley
Gretel Hansel and Gretel Idaho Falls Opera Theatre director Roger Evans
Liat South Pacific Anchorage Opera director Jeffrey Buchmann
Julia The Fourth Wall Midnight Sun Theatre director David Block
Yvette Miss Saigon Jedlicka Performing Arts director Dante Orfei
University/ Other
Trix The Drowsy Chaperone BYU-Idaho director Roger Merrill
Yum-Yum The Mikado BYU-Idaho director Richard Clifford
Homi Bhaba, Tom Bradley Twilight, Los Angeles Shringara Theatre Company director Hannah Dhue
#2, #7, #10, #17 Lifting the Veil Shringara Theatre Company director Kayla White
#12, #14 Within Me Shringara Theatre Company director Kayla White
Scenes/ Partial Roles
Pergolesi’s Sabat Mater Soprano soloist Illinois Wesleyan University dir. Dr. Jonathan Green
Pamina Die Zauberflöte BYU-Idaho director Stanford Olsen
Mme. Silberklang Der Schauspieldirektor Tiroler Opern Programm dir. Elizabeth Bachman
Zerlina Don Giovanni Tiroler Opern Programm dir. Elizabeth Bachman
Adele Die Fledermaus Tiroler Opern Programm dir. Elizabeth Bachman
Musetta La Bohéme Tiroler Opern Programm dir. Elizabeth Bachman
Concert
Lead Vocalist Bluewater Kings BWK Corporate & Wedding Band
Cabaret Vocalist Chicago Cabaret Project Chicago Cabaret Project
Recitalist Music of the Un/Common People Illinois Wesleyan University
Recitalist IWU Recital Series Illinois Wesleyan University
Jazz Vocalist IWU Jazz Ensemble Illinois Wesleyan University director Dr. Tim Pitchford
Training/ Instructors
Illinois Wesleyan University BM Vocal Performance, Minor Theatre Arts 2014
Brigham Young University-Idaho Associates, Theatre emphasis 2012
Tiroler Opern Programm International Scholar Participant 2014
University of Alaska-Anchorage Level II Certification: Alba Emoting 2010
Acting Scott Susong, Roger Merrill, Elizabeth Bachman, Tom Skore, Richard Clifford, Michael Kaye
Voice Kim Josephson, Kristine Ciesinski, Dr. Carren Moham, Kate Egan
Coaching Mark Trawka, Randall Kempton, Dallas Heaton, Pablo Zinger
Masterclasses/ Workshops Barbara Daniels, Saundra DeAthos-Meers, Barbara Hocher
Dialects Tom Skore, Richard Clifford
Diction Stanford Olsen (Italian, English, Latin), Mark Trawka (German), Dr. William Hudson (French, Italian)
Dance Ballet: Dimitri Peskov, Patricia Dienhardt; Modern: Sheri Marley, Julia Burghardt; Tap: Gene Medler
Special Honors
2014 National Classical Singer Finalist, 2010 1st place Anchorage Concert Chorus Vocal Competition,
2009 1st place Alaska Chapter NATS, 2011 2nd place Alaska chapter NATS