Nadia Vella

                              Soprano and Performing Artist 

                                                                                                                                    

 

Guest act during Muzika Muzika 2022 with tenors Cliff Zammit Stevens and Alan Sciberras and The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Ryan Paul Abela

CHALET Season 1 Snippets 'Karolina'

Sharpshoot Media/ Go Originals

"I found Nadia Vella simply amazing with her coloratura tour-de-force in Glitter and be Gay from Bernstein's Candide. She is a gifted opera singer in the making. Her Wishing you were somewhere here again from Phantom of the Opera was a picture of tenderness too. "

Albert George Storace - The Times of Malta - The APS Summer Festival

"Nadia Vella.. had a well-rounded voice which can also indulge in some breathtaking coloratura. Here she sang Norina's cynically wicked and naughty So anch'io la virtù magica from Don Pasquale. What a beautifully conniving piece!"

Albert George Storace -  MCMA Vocal Recital

"Vella portrayed Alice’s complex character extremely well: she executes the vulnerable but brazen victim very well"

Andre Delicata - The Times of Malta - Closer

"The first Maltese lady singer was the lithe, petite Nadia Vella whose limpidly clear voice sang with joy, fervour and with coloratura finish.."

Albert George Storace - Mastering the Voice with Jose' Cura Concert

"Nadia Vella gives a terrific performance as Abigail: drawing the audience in with her beguiling intensity, as she weaves her web of lies around a community where she is an outsider."

Andre Delicata - The Times of Malta - The Crucible

"I was particularly impressed by both Nadia Vella as a fiery, petulant Abigail Williams, and Simone Ellul in a sombre and thoughtful turn as Elizabeth Proctor. As Proctor’s scorned one-time mistress and his wife respectively, both women shared the weight of much of the play’s heavier scenes with Spiteri, and they shoulder the load admirably. "

Maxine Brimmer - The Times of Malta - The Crucible

"The Manoel Theatre production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" directed by Sean Buhagiar, must be one of the best productions of a classic I have seen in many years. Kenneth Spiteri's John Proctor, Nadia Vella's Abigail Williams, and Edward Caruana Galizia's John Hale stand out even in a cast that is very good overall."

Dr. Paul Xuereb - Theatre Scholar - The Crucible

"I must confess that my heart melted on hearing Nadia Vella sing with an angelic voice which resonated and filled the intimate theatre at St James Cavalier, and the desire to hear more was not easily curbed."

Pauline Fenech for The Times of Malta - Is it Me?

"Nadia Vella, also on good form was Belinda, Dido's loyal friend and confidante."

Albert George Storace for The Manoel Theatre - Dido and Aeneas

"Of the other characters that propelled the play forward, the most touching was Nadia Vella’s hauntingly beautiful lament as Ruth "

Andre Delicata for The Times of Malta - Is it Me?

"Vella portrayed Alice’s complex character extremely well..she executes the vulnerable but brazen victim very well. "

Andre Delicata for The Times of Malta - Closer

" Vella gives a bravura performance as the youngest daughter struggling with her own insecurities and emotional meltdowns as she struggles to grieve for a mother she feels was largely absent from her childhood."

Jes Camilleri for The Times of Malta - The Memory of water

'' Vella plays Catherine with 

considerable gusto and a very credible flair''

Andre Delicata for The Times of Malta - The Memory of Water 

" Vella is a dominant figure and is regarded as a formidable creature by the others...she holds the stage with every line and every action."

Paul Xuereb for The Times of Malta - Innocent Flesh

"Nadia Vella and Kurt Calleja’s chemistry was clear as crystal, their singing spot on and nailing the primary love storyline to a tee." 

Michael Bugeja for The Times of Malta - Rock of Ages 

''More natural were Vella’s well-played dangerous chav, Lupita, a live wire who was ready to snap at the merest slight and who was aware of the strength of her sexuality; and Rizzo’s Danna.....These two were no ingénues – which made their predicament all the more disturbing.''

Andre Delicata for The Times of Malta - Innocent Flesh