Nicholas Roehler

Nicholas Roehler, pianist and coach, has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, and throughout the United States. He joins the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at LA Opera for a second season where he recently served on the music staff for Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover under maestro James Conlon. He is also featured as pianist in LA Opera’s digital short The Five Moons of Lorca by Gabriela Lena Frank. This summer, he will serve as coach for a musical workshop of Peter Knell’s Arkhipov at Seattle Opera. He served as pianist and coach for the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s If I Were You with Merola Opera Program, Candide with University of Michigan Opera, Rigoletto with Berkshire Opera Festival, Il tabarro with Bronx Opera, and played continuo for The Marriage of Figaro with Opera in the Ozarks and with University of Michigan. He also served as guest coach for the resident artists at Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit. Recital highlights include the San Francisco Opera Center’s 2020 Schwabacher Debut Recital Series as well as “Meet Joe Green” at the Berkshire Opera Festival.

Nicholas obtained a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance and piano performance from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and a Master of Music and a Specialist in Music in vocal coaching and collaborative piano from the University of Michigan under the tutelage of Martin Katz. He is also an alumnus of the Merola Opera Program, the CoOPERAtive Program, and SongFest.