“Soprano Nelle J. Anderson, who played Marilyn Monroe and Sex in LSD (one of the Love, Sex, Death trio), stunned with her buttery tone.”
“Soprano Nelle J. Anderson managed to show with her voice the sensitivity of a Ramiro Cortés torn between his duty and his romantic feelings for the daughter of MoteZUMA.”
“Anderson sings with a lovely and nimble soprano voice, diving into the comic absurdity of the plot.”
Soprano, composer, and interdisciplinary-improviser Nelle J. Anderson (pronounced “nellee”) seeks the nexus of opera, pop, and Fluxus.
She develops pieces as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), prioritizing unconventional physicality and externalizing the singer’s inner monologue, practice-room processes, and spiritual motivations. She has toured internationally as a baroque opera soloist with Ensemble Caprice, Bach Society of Minnesota, and Early Music Seattle and sung in masterclasses with Leon Botstein, Ari Pelto, and Dawn Upshaw.
She holds a BA in Classical Voice Performance with a focus in Written Arts from Bard College and a Performer-Composer MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. She is an alumna of the OperaWorks and Oberlin in Italy training programs and a certified Reiki Master, a practice which compels her artmaking and voice teaching.
Praised for its “production trickery” and “graceful experimentation,” her debut art-pop album as Soubrette, ANY DEAD COQUETTE (2021), was named “an outstanding experience” by the Recording Artists Guild.