Getting to know the Young Artists: Kseniia Nikolaieva

Ukrainian mezzo-soprano and 2019/20 Young Artist Kseniia Nikolaieva gives us a little insight into what she does away from the National Opera Studio and her hopes for the future.

This interview was recorded in the National Opera Studio's Blackburn Hall in March 2020.

Captions by NOS.

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