Nikki is a graduate of the Alexander Gibson Opera School within the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland under the tutelage of Lorna Anderson. Here, she has performed the roles of Monica (The Medium), Cendrillon (Cendrillon), Ilia (Idomeneo) and the most recent winner of the Ye Cronies Opera Award competition. Here, she was fortunate enough to perform the roles of Female Chorus (The Rape of Lucretia), Kitty (Dead Man Walking), Soeur Blanche (Dialogues des Carmélites), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Atalanta (Serse), in RCS’s opera scenes. Nikki was privileged to perform within RNCM’s opera productions; Hen (The Cunning Little Vixen), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Nun (Suor Angelica), Sprite (Cendrillon). Recently, she has performed the role of Jou-Jou (The Merry Widow) with Scottish Opera’s new production and tour in collaboration with Opera Holland Park and The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. As well as this, Nikki covered the role of Sally Hughes (A Matter of Misconduct!) in Toby Hession and Emma Jenkins’ newly commissioned opera, also in collaboration with Opera Holland Park. Nikki was fortunate enough to work Scottish Opera again as a chorus member in their production of La Bohème this autumn. Nikki’s love for song has brought her together with pianist Esther Ersfeld. Nikki and Esther have had the privilege of being finalists in the German Lieder prize at the RCS as well as the Ashburnham English Song Competition with Dame Felicity Lott adjudicating. They were fortunate enough this summer to place second in the New Voices Singing Competition with Sir Thomas Allen and Dame Jane Glover also adjudicating.