Nadine Sierra Soprano New England Winner, 2009 National Council Winner, 2009

Audio of 2009 Concert Audition  photos

Nadine Sierra is currently a third-year student at the Mannes College of Music in New York City, where she studies voice with Ruth Falcon and her long-time coach, Kamal Khan. This past summer, she was invited to participate in the International Vocal Arts Institute, both in Puerto Rico and in Israel, where she performed the role of Beth in Mark Adamo’s opera Little Women.

At fourteen years old, Ms. Sierra became a young artist in the Palm Beach Opera’s Young Artist’s Program in Palm Beach, FL, and at sixteen, made her debut there as the Sandman in Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.  The following year she played the 1st Spirit in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. In 2005 Ms. Sierra performed on "From The Top," the celebrated weekly radio show syndicated nationally to 250 stations via National Public Radio.  Later she was featured in a textbook called "Music! The Roles and Importance in Our Lives," distributed to over 15 million high school students across the United States. 

In January 2006, Ms. Sierra attended the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts program and received the Silver Award that was given to her by Deborah Voigt. In April 2007, she placed first in the junior division at the Palm Beach Opera Competition. In summer 2007 she had the honor of receiving First Place in the Marilyn Horne Foundation Awards Competition at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.

Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Ms. Sierra has participated in many prominent summer training programs for young artists, including the Chautauqua Institute, International Vocal Arts Institute in Puerto Rico and Canada , and the Music Academy of the West.

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