Instructor

Abigail Nims

Mezzo-soprano Abigail Nims has performed as a soloist across the United States and abroad with renowned orchestras and opera companies such as the San Francisco Symphony, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Wexford Festival Opera, the Baltimore Symphony, New York City Opera, São Paulo Symphony, Portland Baroque Orchestra and Palm Beach Opera. Her repertoire spans from early Baroque to premieres of modern works. Recordings include the role of Melanto in Boston Baroque’s Grammy nominated recording of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, Veruca Salt in Peter Ash’s The Golden Ticket with Atlanta Opera, and Martin Bresnick’s song cycle “Falling” with pianist Wei-Yi Yang on the album Every Thing Must Go. Nims has received awards from the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation, Santa Fe Opera, the Carmel Bach Festival, Yale School of Music and the American Bach Society. She holds degrees from Yale School of Music, Westminster Choir College and Ohio Wesleyan University and is a member of the voice faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder.