Name Nicky Spence | Role Tenor | |
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Albums As You Like It: Shakespeare Songs, Britten: Songs Vol. 2 Education Wallace Hall Academy, Guildhall School of Music and Drama Nominations Classic Brit Award for Young British Classical Performer or Group Similar People Malcolm Martineau, Lesley Garrett, Jonathan Ansell, Elin Manahan Thomas, Aled Jones | ||
Nicky spence una furtiva lagrima
Nicky Spence (born 1983) is a Scottish tenor performing in opera, oratorio and concerts.
Contents
- Nicky spence una furtiva lagrima
- Nicky spence at the classical brit awards
- Early years
- Recordings and concerts
- Roles
- Away from music
- References
Nicky spence at the classical brit awards
Early years
Spence was born in Dumfries in 1983. According to the biography on his web site "although struggling from a broken home, he thrived in life with a huge love of performing and working in his local chippy to earn money to pay for his singing lessons." Spence won his first competition at the age of 14 (the Dumfries and Galloway Young Musician of the Year Award). He was educated at Wallace Hall Academy in Thornhill and attended the National Youth Music Theatre with actor Eddie Redmayne and Theatre Director Rebecca Atkinson-Lord (theater director).
Recordings and concerts
Nicky Spence's debut album My First Love, was recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed with Plácido Domingo and Kiri te Kanawa and has toured with Bryn Terfel, Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Lesley Garrett and Shirley Bassey.
Roles
Away from music
Nicky Spence is a fan of Dumfries-based football club, Queen of the South F.C. He is also a patron of Help the Aged and has been selected as a young spokesperson against violence in the home by the Scottish Government.
