Nikol holds a Bachelor of Music Performance with Honours from the Victorian College of the Arts and a Graduate Diploma of Education (in Music and Drama) from The University of Melbourne. 

 

A semi-finalist in the Herald Sun Aria competition, Nikol has been the recipient of a number of awards including the Murray Ormond Vagg Scholarship from the University of Melbourne (VCA).

 

She trained from a young age in violin, flute, piano & singing and also studied ballet, jazz & tap for over 10 years.

 

Nikol has worked with a variety of theatre and opera companies both here and abroad.  These include Melbourne Opera, Melbourne City Opera, The Puccini Festival and various performances throughout Italy.

 

Her principal credits include Mabel (Pirates of Penzance), Madame Thernadier (Les Misérables), Musetta (La Boheme) & Jack’s Mother (Into the Woods), Carlotta (The Phantom of the Opera).

 

Nikol has also performed in productions of Turandot, Tosca, Pagliacci, Carmen and Cosi Fan Tutte; Grease, Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof and Sweeney Todd.

 

Along with being engaged as the singing and musical theatre coach at the Sharon Lawrence Academy of Dance, Nikol is the Marketing & Communications Manager for Music Theatre International, Australasia and responsible for the promotion and performance licensing of a wide catalogue of many of the world's best musicals.

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Additionally, Nikol is a qualified Vocal Health First Aider, having completed comprehensive training in vocal health through Vocal Health Education. This certification allows her to assist her students in maintaining optimal vocal health and to recognize and support any vocal issues, ensuring safe and effective vocal practices in her lessons.

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For more detailed information, see Nikol's resume.