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Nicky Spence

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Top Songs By Nicky Spence

Winter Words, Op. 52 (Orch. Robin Holloway): VIII. Before Life and AfterEdward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicky Spence

Winter Words, Op. 52 (Orch. Robin Holloway): III. Wagtail and Baby [A Satire]Edward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicky Spence

Winter Words, Op. 52 (Orch. Robin Holloway): II. Midnight on the Great Western "The Journeying Boy"Edward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicky Spence

Winter Words, Op. 52 (Orch. Robin Holloway): VII. At the Railway Station, Upway [The Convict and Boy with the Violin]Edward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicky Spence

Winter Words, Op. 52 (Orch. Robin Holloway): V. The Choirmaster's Burial [or The Tenor Man's Story]Edward Gardner, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicky Spence

Listen to Love Calls Through the Summer Night by Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & Joseph Middleton, see lyrics, music video & more!

Love Calls Through the Summer NightMary Bevan, Nicky Spence & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Is A Rose: No. 3, Red, Red, Rose by Oliver Zeffman, Nicky Spence & Philharmonia Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Is A Rose: No. 3, Red, Red, RoseOliver Zeffman, Nicky Spence & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW V/12: No. 22, S Bohem, rodný kraju by Nicky Spence & Julius Drake, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Diary of One Who Disappeared, JW V/12: No. 22, S Bohem, rodný krajuNicky Spence & Julius Drake

Listen to Cypresses, B. 11: No. 18, Ty se ptáš, proč moje zpěvy bouří by Nicky Spence & Dylan Perez, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cypresses, B. 11: No. 18, Ty se ptáš, proč moje zpěvy bouříNicky Spence & Dylan Perez

Listen to Cypresses, B. 11: No. 17, Nad krajem vévodí lehký spánek by Nicky Spence & Dylan Perez, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cypresses, B. 11: No. 17, Nad krajem vévodí lehký spánekNicky Spence & Dylan Perez

Upcoming Concerts for Nicky Spence

Nicky Spence currently has 4 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Isarphilharmonie im Gasteig HP8 in München, , Germany.

Latest Release

Listen to Sparks from Ashes by Nicky Spence & Dylan Perez

ALBUMSparks from AshesNicky Spence & Dylan Perez

More albums from Nicky Spence

ALBUMJanáček: JenůfaSir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Agneta Eichenholz, Katarina Karnéus, Aleš Briscein & Nicky Spence

Listen to Fauré: La bonne chanson & Other Songs by Nicky Spence & Julius Drake

ALBUMFauré: La bonne chanson & Other SongsNicky Spence & Julius Drake

Listen to A Most Marvellous Party: Noël Coward and Friends by Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMA Most Marvellous Party: Noël Coward and FriendsMary Bevan, Nicky Spence & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMPurcell: Dido and AeneasLa Nuova Musica, David Bates, Tim Mead, Fleur Barron, Giulia Semenzato, Nicky Spence & Matthew Brook

Listen to Das Lied von der Erde: Mahler's Autograph Piano Version by Claudia Huckle, Nicky Spence & Justin Brown

ALBUMDas Lied von der Erde: Mahler's Autograph Piano VersionClaudia Huckle, Nicky Spence & Justin Brown

Listen to Mozart: La clemenza di Tito by Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Normandie, Ben Glassberg, Nicky Spence & Simona Šaturová

ALBUMMozart: La clemenza di TitoOrchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Normandie, Ben Glassberg, Nicky Spence & Simona Šaturová

Listen to Complete Songs of Duparc by Malcolm Martineau, Dame Sarah Connolly, Nicky Spence, Huw Montague Rendall & William Thomas

ALBUMComplete Songs of DuparcMalcolm Martineau, Dame Sarah Connolly, Nicky Spence, Huw Montague Rendall & William Thomas

Listen to Schubert: The Fair Maid of the Mill by Nicky Spence & Christopher Glynn

ALBUMSchubert: The Fair Maid of the MillNicky Spence & Christopher Glynn

Listen to Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge & Other Songs by Nicky Spence & Julius Drake

ALBUMVaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge & Other SongsNicky Spence & Julius Drake

Listen to Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs, Vol. 3 by Roderick Williams, Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & William Vann

ALBUMRalph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs, Vol. 3Roderick Williams, Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & William Vann

Listen to Brahms: Liebeslieder, Op. 52 & 65 by Mary Bevan, Fleur Barron, Nicky Spence, William Thomas, Dylan Perez & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMBrahms: Liebeslieder, Op. 52 & 65Mary Bevan, Fleur Barron, Nicky Spence, William Thomas, Dylan Perez & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Erik Chisholm: Songs by Mhairi Lawson, Nicky Spence, Michael Mofidian & Iain Burnside

ALBUMErik Chisholm: SongsMhairi Lawson, Nicky Spence, Michael Mofidian & Iain Burnside

Listen to Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs, Vol. 2 by Roderick Williams, Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & William Vann

ALBUMRalph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs, Vol. 2Roderick Williams, Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & William Vann

Listen to Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs, Vol. 1 by Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence, Roderick Williams & William Vann

ALBUMRalph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs, Vol. 1Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence, Roderick Williams & William Vann

Listen to Janáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared; Nursery Rhymes; Moravian Folk Poetry by Nicky Spence & Julius Drake

ALBUMJanáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared; Nursery Rhymes; Moravian Folk PoetryNicky Spence & Julius Drake

Listen to R. Strauss: Complete Songs, Vol. 8 by Nicky Spence, Rebecca Evans & Roger Vignoles

ALBUMR. Strauss: Complete Songs, Vol. 8Nicky Spence, Rebecca Evans & Roger Vignoles

Listen to Jonathan Dove: For an Unknown Soldier by Oxford Bach Choir, London Mozart Players & Nicholas Cleobury

ALBUMJonathan Dove: For an Unknown SoldierOxford Bach Choir, London Mozart Players & Nicholas Cleobury

Listen to Paradis Sur Terre by Nicky Spence & Malcolm Martineau

ALBUMParadis Sur TerreNicky Spence & Malcolm Martineau

Listen to Hoddinott: Landscapes by Claire Booth, Nicky Spence & Jeremy Huw Williams

ALBUMHoddinott: LandscapesClaire Booth, Nicky Spence & Jeremy Huw Williams

Listen to Jonathan Dove: Song Cycles by Claire Booth, Patricia Bardon & Nicky Spence

ALBUMJonathan Dove: Song CyclesClaire Booth, Patricia Bardon & Nicky Spence

Listen to As You Like It: Shakespeare Songs by Nicky Spence & Malcolm Martineau

ALBUMAs You Like It: Shakespeare SongsNicky Spence & Malcolm Martineau

Listen to Fantasy by Sholto Kynoch, Nicky Spence, Kaoru Yamada & Rhona Mckail

ALBUMFantasySholto Kynoch, Nicky Spence, Kaoru Yamada & Rhona Mckail

Listen to Mark-Anthony Turnage: A Constant Obsession by Chamber Domaine, Nicky Spence & Thomas Kemp

ALBUMMark-Anthony Turnage: A Constant ObsessionChamber Domaine, Nicky Spence & Thomas Kemp

Listen to Macfarren: Robin Hood by Ronald Corp, Victorian Opera Chorus, Victorian Opera Orchestra, Nicky Spence, George Hulbert, Louis Hurst, Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks, John Molloy, Alex Knox, Kay Jordan, Magdalen Ashman & John Powell Singers

ALBUMMacfarren: Robin HoodRonald Corp, Victorian Opera Chorus, Victorian Opera Orchestra, Nicky Spence, George Hulbert, Louis Hurst, Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks, John Molloy, Alex Knox, Kay Jordan, Magdalen Ashman & John Powell Singers

ALBUMMy First LoveNicky Spence

ALBUMNicky SpenceNicky Spence

About Nicky Spence

Hometown

Dumfries, Scotland, UK

Born

1983

Genre

Classical

Tenor Nicky Spence renounced a flourishing career as a crossover singer to build a presence in opera. He has appeared widely in opera houses around Britain, the U.S., and continental Europe. Signed to the Universal Classics and Jazz label, which wanted to bill him as "the Scottish tenor," Spence released his debut album, My First Love, in 2006. At that point, however, Spence unexpectedly rebooted his career, enrolling in a traditional opera studies program. He created the role of Brian in Nico Muhly's opera Two Boys in 2011. He has appeared on recordings for several labels, notably in two volumes of folk song settings by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 2020 and 2021. Spence has been among Britain's most in-demand tenors in the mid-2020s, with his 2025 releases including Fauré: La bonne chanson & other songs and the recital Sparks from Ashes, accompanied by Dylan Perez.