Nicole Khouzami is a Lebanese-American soprano from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She is a second year masters student at the Eastman School of Music studying under Kiera Duffy. With Eastman Opera Theater, she has performed as The Plaintiff in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury and was selected to perform in a masterclass with Barbara Hannigan. Nicole earned her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University with honors, studying under Jennifer Aylmer. Performances at CMU included the Soprano Soloist in Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem with the CMU Philharmonic, Maguelonne in Viardot's Cendrillon, Bubikopf in Ullmann's Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Cleonilla in Vivaldi's Ottone in Villa, and scenes as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. Passionate about baroque music, Nicole also covered the roles of Ircano and Berenice in Broschi's Idaspe with Pittsburgh's Quantum Theatre, the first full production since its 1730 premier. Nicole has spent her summers studying in New York (CSNY), Massachusetts, (CLA Berkshires), and Italy (Interharmony Vocal and Violin Festival). She maintains close ties with her hometown symphony, the JSO, recently performing in their 94th Season: "Homecoming," featuring local artists. This spring, she returns to the JSO as the soprano soloist in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.