THE TURN OF THE SCREW
MRS. GROSE
Nashville Opera
...while Kaylee Nichols’s voice as Mrs. Grose filled the small theatre to overflowing with sound and clear diction.
...Muttered tales of his felonious behavior (“Quint was free with everyone… with little master Miles… he liked them pretty and he had his will, morning and night”) set up an impactful full entrance of the character after the first sightings. The explosion of sound emanating from Mrs. Grose, wailing “Dear God” when The Governess first describes the face of the ghost, is a memory that will remain in the brains of the audience for no short amount of time.
-Richard Blumenthal, Music City Review
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
MRS. GROSE
Nashville Opera
Rounding out the cast is Kaylee Nichols as Mrs. Grose, the housekeeper at Bly. More than that, though, she is the keeper of secrets with full knowledge of what has happened in the house’s past. It is Grose who is able to end the horrors that persist in the house and Nichols plays her with a guarded intensity. She is afraid of what she knows, of what she has seen. Nichols’ mezzo-soprano voice manages to pierce through in the larger group moments with contrapuntal musical lines coming from every direction. It’s wonderful to see her versatility, having last played the Mother in Amahl at Christmas.
William Schutes, Out & About Nashville
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
MOTHER
Nashville Opera
"Kaylee Nichols as the mother wears her sadness, frustration, and desperation on her sleeve. There’s no hiding how very close to having nothing they are and it’s by her choices that the story reaches its tumultuous conclusion."
William Schutes, Out & About Nashville
LITTLE WOMEN
JO MARCH
Opera McGill
"Gallagher [Nichols] gives a stellar performance, playing Jo—the most ambitious of the four sisters—with ease, giving a voice to both the trials and successes of herself and her sisters."
Miray Eroglu, McGill Tribune
LITTLE WOMEN
JO MARCH
Opera McGill
"Featuring Kaylee Gallagher [Nichols] as Jo, she was energetic and tomboyish in a way that you would expect, and fulfilled what most would consider a demanding role, being onstage for almost the entire production."
Angela Beaupre, Montreal Rampagne
57TH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
SOLOIST
Lee University Chorus
"Music flooded the Mall, and people as far away as the Washington Monument felt the impact of the full, rich sound. Dontarius Young, from Social Circle, Ga., stepped to the microphone for the first solo followed by Kaylee Gallagher [Nichols] from Centerville, Ohio. With the poise of seasoned performers, they captured the daunting crowd’s attention."
Carolyn Dirksen, Lee Clarion
OPERA ROLES
Jo March
Angie
Mercedes
Mrs. Grose
Tessa
Eduige
Cherubino (English)
Dorabella
Marcellina
Zerlina (English)
Mother
Secretary
Vera Boronel
La Maestra delle Novizie
La Suora Zelatrice
Dido
Tisbe
Angelina
Flora
Giovanna
Maddalena
Little Women
Pepito
Carmen
Turn of the Screw
The Gondoliers
Rodelinda
The Marriage of Figaro
Cosi fan tutte
Le nozze di Figaro
#UncleJohn
Amahl and the Night Visitors
The Consul
The Consul
Suor Angelica
Suor Angelica
Dido and Aeneas
La Cenerentola
La Cenerentola
La Traviata
Rigoletto
Rigoletto
Adamo
Benavides
Bizet
Britten
Gilbert & Sullivan
Handel
Mozart
Mozart
Mozart
Mozart
Menotti
Menotti
Menotti
Puccini
Puccini
Purcell
Rossini
Rossini
Verdi
Verdi
Verdi
CONCERT & CHAMBER
Alto Soloist
Soprano II Soloist
Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Alto Soloist
Soprano II Soloist
Soprano II Soloist
Alto Soloist
Alto Soloist
Soprano Soloist
Chichester Psalms
Ceremony of Carols
In the Beginning
Messiah
Missa Brevis in F
Mass in C Minor
Requiem
Stabat Mater
Schmückt das frohe Fest mit Maien
Bernstein
Britten
Copland
Handel
Haydn
Mozart
Mozart
Pergolesi
Telemann