Nicholas Connolly
baritone, teacher
With over 20 years experience performing and teaching, and degrees from NYU, the Manhattan School of Music, and Rutgers University, Nicholas is an in-demand soloist, chorister, and teacher.
Favorite opera credits include Don Magnifico in Cenerentola, the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore.
As a chorister he has performed as a member of the New York Philharmonic Chorus under the baton of Jaap van Zweden. He maintains church and synagogue choral positions. He is a frequent oratorio soloist, having performed the Mozart Requiem, the Faure Requiem, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah, and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
Nicholas has been on faculty at NYU Steinhardt, CUNY’s Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Five Towns College. He also maintains a private studio.