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Mairi Nicolson’s long and varied career as a broadcaster for the ABC and BBC has taken her from the Sydney Opera House to New York’s Avery Fischer Hall, from the Royal Albert Hall in London to Hamer Hall in Melbourne.
Alongside her current shows on ABC Classic: The Opera Show, Legends and Saturday Opera, she hosts broadcasts and conducts interviews.
Mairi has been leading tours for Renaissance since 2008 and loves the opportunity to share some of the best operatic productions, concerts and music festivals in the world with fellow musical adventurers.
Current Tours:
Romanian Rhapsody | 01 – 12 September 2025 (12 days)
Testimonials:
“Mairi was fantastic. The amount of preparation she had done on the music was impressive.”
Marg O. | ¡Opera Olé!, 2024
“Mairi was very knowledgeable and friendly. I was a novice with operas, but she explained them very well.”
Carol B. | ¡Opera Olé!, 2024
“What a lovely person and tour leader. I found her talks extremely interesting and well presented and I loved her interviews.”
Evelyn F. | Romanian Rhapsody, 2023
“Mairi is a delightful tour leader and extremely knowledgeable about the music, performers and performances.’’
Margaret S. | Adelaide Festival, 2022
“Mairi was warm, welcoming and good humoured. Her knowledge is exceptional.’’
Jane B. | Opera Bellissima, 2022
“Mairi is a splendid tour leader, generously sharing so many stories of operas and opera singers.’’
Susan M. | Melbourne Opera, Music and Theatre Extravaganza, 2021
“Mairi is a wonderful leader, always upbeat, knowledgeable of all things music & her interviews are legendary.”
Ailbhe C. | Adelaide Festival, 2020
“Mairi was outstanding. Her personality was warm and inclusive, and her presentations were incredibly well constructed, drawing out points of similarity or connections in a way that illuminated the subject.”
Robin S. | ¡Opera Olé! 2019
“Mairi is so warm and friendly, and obviously so knowledgeable about the music and the performers. She continually went out of her way to ensure we all had a wonderful experience.”
Helen H. | Romanian Rhapsody, 2019
“Mairi is an excellent leader and guide, very capable and efficient as well as being charming and very read with music.”
Shirley M. | Adelaide Festival, 2019
“Mairi was very friendly and her talks were interesting, helping with an approach to Verdi as a whole and to each opera. An excellent choice.”
Carolyn W. | Opera Bellissima, 2018
“Where do we start with Mairi Nicolson! We couldn’t have a better tour leader. Her talks were very knowledgeable and she was very witty at times.”
Evangelina and Carlos H. | Verdi Festival and Opera in Italy, 2016
