Tenor Nicholas Huff has been hailed for his "Vocal and dramatic fearlessness” (Voix des arts) in leading roles from such companies as Washington National Opera and Florida Grand Opera, to recitals at the Ravinia Festival and Concerts at Carnegie Hall. Highlights include Rodolfo in La Boheme (WNO '26, and Pocket Opera '24) which won ‘Best Opera Performance’ in San Francisco Classical Voice’s Audience Choice Awards; Steve Wozniak in WNO's The [R]evolution of Steve Jobs; creating the role of Fabian Hart in Jake Heggie's 2019 dark-magical opera, If I Were You, at Merola Opera; Mitch in Florida Grand Opera’s new production of A Streetcar Named Desire; Tamino in Opera Fort Collins’ production of Die Zauberflöte; Female Emelia in the definitive, Grammy nominated production recording of Carlisle Floyd's final opera, Prince of Players; Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Florida Grand Opera; Peter Quint in Turn of The Screw; and as Nemorino in Miami Lyric Opera’s production of L’elisir d’amore, “An authentic bel canto singer […], free, ringing high tones that stopped the show [… and] the melting lyric timbre, beguiling stage personality and theatrical aplomb to dominate the stage.” (South Florida Classical Review).
Last season Mr. Huff could be heard in Washington National Opera’s new production of Macbeth as Malcolm, in concert with Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, and Denyce Graves in WNO’s American Rhapsody, and capping off the year with another Kennedy Center and in The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, “Huff [delivered] an impassioned indictment of what Jobs had become. Mr. Huff’s strong acting and singing skills on full display.”
This season, Nicholas could be heard as the Messenger in Francesca Zambello’s acclaimed production of Aida, as soloist in Mahler’s immense cycle for tenor and mezzo-soprano Das Lied von der Erde alongside acclaimed Met Opera star Jennifer Johnson-Cano at the Apollo Orchestra, as Giles Corey in WNO’s Spring mounting of The Crucible, and as Rodolfo in La Bohème with the Alexandria Symphony and WNO's Cafritz Young Artists.
Next engagements include Il tabarro with the National Symphony Orchestra as Il tinca and Un'amante (a Carnegie Hall debut), WNO's upcoming Gala Concert, appearing as the title character in WNO’s The Mold and I, covering Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and as Skidmore in Oklahoma! at The GlimmerGlass Festival.
Mr. Huff has been part of a number of young artist programs, from Merola Opera to his current time as a member of the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera, a program of the John F Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts.
From Kenosha WI, Nicholas studied at Carthage College where he earned his BA in Vocal Performance, and the Eastman School of Music where he earned an MM in Vocal Performance & Literature.