Soprano Nini Marchese holds degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and The University of North Texas. In the 2021/2022 season, Ms. Marchese premiered the role of The Computer/Infinite Movement and appeared as Königin der Nacht/Die Zaubertflöte with Music on Site. This summer Ms. Marchese was in residence with Utah Festival Opera, where she covered Frasquita/Carmen and Queen of the Night/The Magic Flute. Other recent engagements include the title role/Lucia di Lammermoor, Valentina Scarcella/Later the Same Evening, Belinda/Dido and Aeneas, Despina/Così fan tutte, Almirena/Rinaldo, and the title role/Zéphyre.

Nini Marchese, soprano, has extensive experience performing concert works of the Baroque with Bach Society Houston, Denton Bach Society, and NOVA Ensemble. She was recently an Apprentice Artist with Opera NEO (San Diego, CA), appearing as Nerea in Nicola Porpora’s Polifemo and in 2024 joined Painted Sky Opera (Oklahoma City) to perform Margret in Jack Beeson’s Lizzie Borden. She was a 2023 Confidencen Opera & Music Festival Young Artist, performing Baroque arias in Solna, Sweden, and was in residence with Opera Idaho in 2023/24 as an Emerging Artist, appearing as Barbarina/Susanna cover in The Marriage of Figaro, and covering The Soldier in The Falling and the Rising. An Illinois native, Nini attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for her Bachelor of Music degree. She recently earned both a Master of Music degree and a Graduate Artist Certificate from the University of North Texas.