Nicholas Preston
Tenor
Praised by the Orange County Register as being “resonant and warm” and by the classical music site Bachtrack as “a ringing stentorian tenor”, Hawai’i native Nicholas Preston is in demand as a soloist in Southern California and beyond, having performed throughout California, and touring as a soloist in France, Italy, and Spain. He has been a member of Grammy Award winning Pacific Chorale since 2002, and has frequently appeared as a soloist with the ensemble. Nicholas has also performed as a soloist with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, and The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. He has worked under the batons of John Alexander, Carl St.Clair, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Nicholas McGegan, Kent Nagano, John Mauceri, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Grant Gershon, and Gustavo Dudamel.
Nicholas’ solo appearances include Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Horatio Parker’s Hora Novissima, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and Symphony No. 9, Bach’s B Minor Mass and St. Matthew Passion, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Requiem, Handel's Messiah and Judas Maccabeus, and Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. More recent performances include the role of “Messenger” in Pacific Symphony’s production of Aida, tenor soloist in Vespers of 1610 by Claudio Monteverdi with Pacific Chorale, and “Prince Tamino” in Pacific Symphony’s Family Musical Mornings production of The Magic Flute. Nicholas received his B.A. in Music from Loyola Marymount University, and currently resides in Orange County with his wife Dr. Kathleen Preston and their daughter Zelda.
www.nicholaspreston.com
Concerts Featuring This Artist
Leopold Loves Opera!
- January 11, 2025 | 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM