Nadine Benjamin

Nadine Benjamin
MBE
Nadine Benjamin MBE
Born	Nadine Rohanda Smith; Brixton, London, England
Other names	Nadine Rohanda Smith Wray Willow Benjamin; Nadine Mortimer-Smith
Education	St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls
Occupation	Opera singer

Nadine Rohanda Smith Wray Willow Benjamin MBE is a British lyric soprano singer.^[1]^[2]

She was born Nadine Rohanda Smith^[3] in Brixton, south London, of Jamaican-Indian heritage.^[1] Leaving St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls when she was 16, she joined the Youth Training Scheme, which led to her working with a corporate finance company in the City for seven years.^[4] Realising that she wanted to be a singer, she attended Tech Music School in west London, before deciding to focus on opera.^[4]

Benjamin was the recipient of a Voice of Black Opera Award for the most promising voice, and subsequently set up a mentoring agency called Everybody Can!^[5]

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to opera.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Jury, Louise (30 October 2014), "Singer who quit City stars in slave trade opera", London Evening Standard.
^ Byrne, John (12 April 2016), "My First Audition: Nadine Benjamin", The Stage. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ Nadine Rohanda Smith Genes Reunited birth detail. Retrieved 15 March 2022
^ ^a ^b Browne, Malika (23 February 2018), "Nadine Benjamin: ‘I’m hungry to be a great singer’", The Times.
^ Roberts, Maddy Shaw (28 June 2018), "‘I quit banking to become an opera singer’ – rising star Nadine Benjamin", Classic FM.
^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B15.

External links

Official website
"Black History Month: Nadine Benjamin, Soprano", Incorporated Society of Musicians.
"A snapshot of British Soprano Nadine Benjamin's journey to opera - nadinebenjamin.com", YouTube video, 25 January 2016.
Glover, Julian (24 September 2018), "Soprano Nadine Benjamin: 'I used to be naive about unconscious bias, but I can't any more'", Evening Standard.

[ES-1] Jury, Louise (30 October 2014), "Singer who quit City stars in slave trade opera", London Evening Standard.

[2] Byrne, John (12 April 2016), "My First Audition: Nadine Benjamin", The Stage. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[3] Nadine Rohanda Smith Genes Reunited birth detail. Retrieved 15 March 2022

[Times-4] Browne, Malika (23 February 2018), "Nadine Benjamin: ‘I’m hungry to be a great singer’", The Times.

[5] Roberts, Maddy Shaw (28 June 2018), "‘I quit banking to become an opera singer’ – rising star Nadine Benjamin", Classic FM.

[6] "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B15.

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