Soprano Reilly Bianchi Nelson brings dramatic intensity and authentic artistry to concert stages and elegant events across North America and Europe. Specializing in traditional Italian repertoire, Neapolitan song, the music of Kurt Weill, and contemporary operatic works and crossover, she is known for her distinctly warm, burnished sound and unflinching commitment to dramatic truth.

A passionate advocate for Italian musical heritage, she performs regularly with Toronto's Italian cultural community, bringing the same artistry honed in leading opera houses to intimate gatherings, corporate events, and cultural celebrations.

Recent highlights include her Jazz at Lincoln Center debut as Nancy Smith in Blind Injustice, where Front Row Center praised her soprano voice rising like a phoenix, and performances with Pacific Opera Victoria in La Clemenza di Tito, Glimmerglass Festival world premiere of Tenor Overboard, Cincinnati Opera, Tiroler Festspiele Erl, and Tapestry Opera. This season she performs Kaija Saariaho's From the Grammar of Dreams with 21C Music at The Royal Conservatory of Music in January 2026.

A specialist in the Weill/Brecht vocal repertoire, she earned second place in the prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition. As a two-time participant in Barbara Hannigan's elite Equilibrium Young Artists program, she continues to push the boundaries of vocal artistry while honoring operatic tradition.

Her artistic excellence includes second place in the Toronto Mozart Vocal Competition, selection as a Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques, and district winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Cincinnati.

Originally from Northern Ontario, she is currently based in Toronto, where she performs for cultural celebrations, corporate events, and opera houses with equal passion and authenticity.