Macedonian-Canadian Mezzo-Soprano Ema Nikolovska grew up in Toronto where she studied voice and completed her undergraduate degree in violin at The Glenn Gould School. She received her Masters in Voice at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Among other prizes, she won the 2nd Prize al Helmut Deutsch Liedwettbewerb and the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize. Ema joined the International Opera Studio at the Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Autumn 2020, where she sang the roles Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Fatima Mansur (Die Arabische Nacht), Pastuchnyña (Jenůfa), Giovanna (Rigoletto), Segona Dama (Die Zauberflöte) and Diane (Hippolyte et Aricie)A prolific recitalist, she has performed at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Wigmore Hall, Verbier Festival, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Schubertíada Vilabertran, Leeds Lieder and Toronto Summer Music Festivals, and Berlin Konzerthaus.
