Michiel Nonhebel

As a child, Michiel started violin lessons. During his Biology studies, he began singing in a student choir. He then studied Classical Singing at the Prins Claus Conservatoire in Groningen and completed his bachelor's degree in 2022. He studied with Hanneke de Wit and Paul Triepels, and received drama lessons from Elsina Jansen.

His opera adventure began in 2019, as Marchèse d'Obigny in La Traviata. In recent years, he sang a captivating Papageno in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro. Michiel has a great affinity for theater and, for that reason, assisted Elsina Jansen in the production WE TWO during the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam in 2022. In 2023, Michiel made his debut at the National Opera in the role of 2nd man or Mr. Pilkington in Animal Farm by A. Raskatov. In addition to opera, Michiel regularly performs as a soloist in the oratorio repertoire (including works by Bach, Mozart's Requiem, and Rossini's Petite messe solennelle) and has a deep love for Lieder.

Michiel attended masterclasses with, among others, Margreet Honig, Paul McNamara, Miranda van Kralingen, Maarten Koningsberger, Nico van der Meel, Frans Fiselier, and Marcel Reijans. In the 2022-2023 season, he is associated with the Academy program of the Groot Omroepkoor (Great Broadcasting Choir). Here, he collaborated with conductors such as Jan Willem de Vriend, James Gaffigan, Benjamin Goodson, and Karina Canellakis.