q-lab
featuring NIKOLA PRINTZ
MARCH 21, 2025 @ 7:30PM
MARCH 22, 2025 @ 7:30pm
NIKOLA PRINTZ: MARCH MADNESS
Artistically fluid opera star Nikola Printz, the singing acrobatic sensation who has delighted local audiences at SF Symphony’s Holiday Gaiety, the SF Opera’s Carmen Encounter and other stages, brings together a fabulous cast of characters for a grand, campy evening of madness in every sense of the word. Joined by pianist Bob Mollicone, and other queer artists, Printz will lure audiences to the brink of sanity—from the famous meltdowns of Lucia di Lammermoor, the lovers' quarrels of Kurt Weill, and punk rock rage of Nina Hagen. With music drawn from across the spectrum of pop, opera, broadway and more, this evening is sure to offer the cathartic scream we've all been searching for.
Nikola Printz is a versatile artist making waves in opera, recently starred as the titular role in Carmen with San Francisco Opera in their “Carmen Encounter” performance, a role Printz recently conquered to great acclaim with Festival Opera in 2023. SF Classical Voice said of the performance-“Printz has a rich, dark, and focused mezzo that carried the power of Carmen’s passion across the orchestra pit and into the heart. Their voice moves nimbly between moods — anger giving way to vulnerability, lyricism veering suddenly into mockery....Athletic and balletic, Printz brought to the role an accomplished language of strong and immediately readable dramatic gesture.” Nikola also sang and covered lead roles at San Francisco Opera during their two year tenure as an Adler Fellow. [Read More]
MEDIA
Azure - Blue skies medley
losing my mind - follies - with asl
RAVE REVIEWS FOR NIKOLA PRINTZ
"…delivering a gripping performance both musically and dramatically. Printz (who uses they/them pronouns) has a rich, dark, and focused mezzo that carried the power of Carmen’s passion across the orchestra pit and into the heart. Their voice moves nimbly between moods — anger giving way to vulnerability, lyricism veering suddenly into mockery.”
- Classical Voice SF
"Bay Area singer Nikola Printz gets personal in a magnificent vocal recital"
- Datebook
FEATURED ARTISTS
NIKOLA PRINTZ - Vocalist
BOB MOLLICONE - Pianist
Additional Artists to be Announced
