Whether in concert, opera or recital, soprano Wendy Nielsen enchants audiences with her sumptuous voice and engaging presence.  A native of Canada, Miss Nielsen has been described as possessing an extraordinarily rich, vibrant voice and she receives raves for her winning style.

In the 2001/02 season, Wendy Nielsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera, and sings Donna Anna in Philadelphia Opera's Don Giovanni, a role she also performs with the Arizona Opera in Phoenix and Tucson.  Under the baton of Ivan Fischer, she sings the role of Elsa in Act III of Lohengrin at the opening concert of the 2002 Lucerne Festival with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

Highlights of recent seasons included the role of the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro; her portrayal of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at Calgary Opera; concerts with the Windsor Symphony (Brahms' Requiem); the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Ottawa (Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs) and the Vancouver Symphony (Beethoven's Ninth Symphony).  She sang in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa; performed the role of Countess Almaviva in a semi-staged version of The Marriage of Figaro at the Minnesota Orchestra's Sommerfest, Jeffrey Tate conducting, and appeared in solo recitals throughout the U.S. and Canada.

In the past several seasons, Wendy Nielsen has had several auspicious debuts, including her Metropolitan Opera debut in the 1996/97 season as Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte (she was immediately re-engaged for the following season's performances of Carmen, where she portrayed Micaela).  Also in 1996/97, Miss Nielsen made her Carnegie Hall debut as Emma in a concert of Schubert's Fierrabras with the Orchestra of St. Luke's.  During the 1994/95 season she garnered much acclaim when she appeared for the first time at New York City Opera (as Countess Almaviva).

Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Wendy Nielsen received her Bachelor of Music degree in Voice from the University of Lethbridge, Alberta in 1984 and her Master of Music degree in Opera from the University of British Columbia in 1987.