News: Canadian composer Ian McAndrew has completed Rest, a song for mezzosoprano and string quartet, a setting of the poem by Christina Rossetti. Rest was written for Miss Lorcini, and will soon be recorded.
Canadian-British mezzosoprano Nina Lorcini, a native of Montréal and a fourth-generation professional musician, made her New York debut at Carnegie Hall as the Alto and Soprano II soloist in Vivaldi's Gloria.
Her debut with Opera at Florham, performing her first Adalgisa, soon followed, and was met with public and critical acclaim. "The true heroine of this Norma was the Italian Canadian mezzo soprano...(la) protagonista assoluta..." declared Franco Borelli of America Oggi.
Ms. Lorcini returned to Opera at Florham for a gala concert entitled "Verdi's Women", in which she sang scenes and arias from Il Trovatore, Aïda and Un Ballo in Maschera.
Ms. Lorcini's triumphant Opera of the Hamptons debut was also her role debut as Verdi's Egyptian princess, Amneris. She later made her Boheme Opera New Jersey debut in their Gala Concert, performing arias and ensembles from Carmen, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.
Most recently, Ms. Lorcini made her One World Symphony debut as the soloist for Brahms' Alto Rhap[sody, and was soloist for Amphion Opera's Gala Concert in Toronto, singing excerpts and arias from Samson et Dalila and Il Trovatore.
In 2010, Nina will have the honour of creating the role of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the title role of Canadian composer Ian McAndrew's Mother of Kings, a role written specifically for her, in the work's world premiere for Amphion Opera in Toronto.
Other career highlights include performances with Opera Hamilton, and her triumphs as featured soloist in both an all-opera program with Symphony Hamilton and as award recipient and soloist with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, singing Dalila opposite teacher and mentor, late Metropolitan Opera baritone Louis Quilico.
Tall, slim and elegant, Nina Lorcini brings to the stage a rare combination of dramatic intensity, vocal beauty, polished craft and intelligent musicianship. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance Voice (Honours) from the University of Western Ontario and a Diploma of Opera Performance (Honours) from the University of Toronto.
She has been the recipient of many awards and scholarships, including the Ruby Mercer Fellowship, the Canadian Opera Company Council Award, and a career development grant from the Chalmers Arts Council.