Nadine Benjamin
Nadine Rohanda Smith Wray Willow Benjamin MBE is a British lyric soprano.[1][2]
Biography[]
She was born Nadine Smith in Brixton, south London, of Jamaican-Indian heritage.[1] Leaving school when she was 16, she joined the Youth Training Scheme, which led to her working with a corporate finance company in the City for seven years.[3] Realising that she wanted to be a singer, she attended Tech Music School in west London, before deciding to focus on opera.[3]
She was the recipient of a Voice of Black Opera Award for the most promising voice, and subsequently set up a mentoring agency called Everybody Can![4]
Benjamin was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to opera.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jury, Louise (30 October 2014), "Singer who quit City stars in slave trade opera", London Evening Standard.
- ^ Byrne, John (12 April 2016), "My First Audition: Nadine Benjamin", The Stage.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Browne, Malika (23 February 2018), "Nadine Benjamin: ‘I’m hungry to be a great singer’", The Times.
- ^ Roberts, Maddy Shaw (28 June 2018), "‘I quit banking to become an opera singer’ – rising star Nadine Benjamin", Classic FM.
- ^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B15.
External links[]
- Official website
- "Black History Month: Nadine Benjamin, Soprano", Incorporated Society of Musicians.
- "A snapshot of British Soprano Nadine Benjamin's journey to opera - nadinebenjamin.com", YouTube video, 25 January 2016.
- Glover, Julian (24 September 2018), "Soprano Nadine Benjamin: 'I used to be naive about unconscious bias, but I can't any more'", Evening Standard.
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Categories:
- Living people
- English sopranos
- English people of Jamaican descent
- English people of Indian descent
- Members of the Order of the British Empire