Adjunct Faculty, CLASSICAL VOICE, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Biography
A native of Dallas, Texas, Dr. 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.
Dr. Nielson 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, Dr. Nielson regularly performs with ensembles such as The Thirteen, Cathedral Choral Society, Washington Bach Consort, Washington Concert Opera, and Washington Master Chorale. A dedicated pedagogue, Dr. Nielson maintains a private voice studio in the D.C. area and is thrilled to join the George Mason University Dewberry School of Music Voice Faculty.
Degrees:
- DMA, Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
- MM, Voice Performance and Literature, Eastman School of Music
- BM, Vocal Performance, Minor German, Belmont University