Soprano Reilly Nelson, described by Opera News as "a revelation," brings her “distinctly warm and burnished” sound to stages across North America and Europe. This past summer, Reilly returned to Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium Young Artists Programme at the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance. In the summer of 2022, she made her debut at the Glimmerglass Festival, portraying Gianna in the world premiere of "Tenor Overboard," which garnered significant acclaim.

Reilly has showcased her talents with major symphony orchestras and opera companies in the USA, Canada, and abroad, including the Rochester Philharmonic, Reno Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony, Cincinnati Opera, Tiroler Festspiele Erl, and the Glimmerglass Festival. Her artistic journey includes completion of Young Artist programs with Cincinnati Opera, Kentucky Opera, Tanglewood Music Center, and Glimmerglass.

As a new resident of Toronto, Reilly has been establishing her reputation as an accomplished recitalist, giving performances with the JoM Collective and the Kingston Road United Church concert series. Notably, Reilly secured the second place in the 2023 Toronto Mozart Vocal Competition and earned a coveted spot as one of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques for the 2023-24 season.

A specialist in the works of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, Reilly was a winner of the 2018 Lotte Lenya Competition and achieved district victory in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions.

She holds a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music and has furthered her education with Master's and Doctoral Degrees in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Cincinnati. Currently, she is a student of Neil Semer.