Following his Metropolitan Opera debut as Pang in Puccini’s Turandot, Nicholas Nestorak continues a successful performance calendar. A native of Michigan, Nestorak’s career has flourished not only in the Midwest but across the United States with regional opera company performances and internationally, placing highly in vocal competitions. Following apprentice program residencies at The Palm Beach Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Wolf Trap Opera, Nestorak has continued to build his craft performing lead roles with opera companies such as The Princeton Festival, Austin Opera, Opera Roanoke, Opera Carolina, Opera Delaware, Toledo Opera, Opera on the James, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, and Opera Grand Rapids. In addition to performing in classical traditional operas, Nestorak has passion for new compositions.

This season, Nestorak returns to The Metropolitan Opera covering Spoletta in Puccini’s dramatic opera, Tosca, returns to his Alma Mater as a guest soloist with the Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra, and more (details for other engagements coming soon).

A former student of tenor George Shirley, Nestorak holds a MM from the University of Michigan (Voice), and a BA from Hillsdale College (Voice & Cello). For a full list of Nestorak’s past roles, please see resume. To see Nestorak’s upcoming engagements and to get more production information, please see calendar