Caroline Nielson

A native of Dallas, Texas, Caroline Nielson is currently based in Washington, D.C., where she performs as an alto vocalist in the United States Army Chorus “Pershing’s Own.” In 2024, she completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. Caroline also holds an MM in Voice Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music and a BM in Vocal Performance with a minor in German from Belmont University.

Caroline has sung numerous roles in operatic and musical theatre productions, having performed with Finger Lakes Opera, Syracuse Opera, Nashville Opera, Odyssey Opera, and Opera in the Ozarks. Her theatrical roles include Foreign Singer – Postcard from Morocco, Diana – La Calisto (New England Conservatory), Bradamante – Alcina(Rochester Baroque Vocal Consort), Orlofsky (cover) – Die Fledermaus (Finger Lakes Opera), Meg Boyd – Damn Yankees, Grace Farrell – Annie (Rochester Association of the Performing Arts), Maurya – Riders to the Sea, Dorothée – Cendrillon, Abbess – Suor Angelica (Eastman), Nancy – Albert Herring, Mercédès – Carmen (Opera in the Ozarks), Dido – Dido and Aeneas, Cherubino – Le nozze di Figaro, Mother Marie – Dialogues of the Carmelites (Belmont), and ensemble in Pirates of Penzance (Nashville Opera) and Carmen (Syracuse Opera).

An avid performer of choral music, Caroline regularly performs with ensembles such as The Thirteen and Washington Master Chorale. Caroline is also a dedicated pedagogue, having taught voice at the junior high, high school, collegiate, and adult avocational levels. She maintains a growing private studio in the D.C. area.