The dutch bassbaritone Nico Wouterse was born in Heerlen (the Netherlands) and studied at the Maastricht conservatory. After receiving his diploma for classical saxophone, he studied voice with Mya Besselink and later with Daniel-Lewis Williams; further vocal studies with Margreet Honig in Amsterdam and Jean-Pierre Blivet in Paris. 

Nico Wouterse took masterclasses with, among others,Semjon Skigin (russian lied repertoire) and Leo van Oostrom.

August 2001, Nico Wouterse was one of the finalists at the „13ème concours international de chant“ in Marmande (France) and 2006, he gained a scolarship from the "Richard-Wagner-Verband" in Dessau (Germany).

Since 2000, Nico Wouterse has been in the ensemble of the theaters in Trier and Dessau (both Germany). Guest engagements led him to various festivals as well as diverse german theaters. In addition, Nico Wouterse has sung opera and concerts among others in Belgium, Switserland, Luxemburg, Lettland, Monte-Negro, The Netherlands and France.

Main roles include : Don Alphonso (Così fan tutte-Mozart), Leporello (Giovanni-Mozart),
Don Pizarro (Fidelio-Beethoven) , Escamillo (Carmen-Bizet), Gottfried (Les Fées du Rhin-
Offenbach), Kaspar (Freischütz-Weber), Biterolf (Tannhäuser-Wagner), Oberlin (Jakob
Lenz-Rihm), Don Pasquale (Pasquale-Donizetti), Don Basilio (Il barbier -Rossini), Klingsor
(Parsifal-Wagner), Samuel (un ballo in Maschera-Verdi), Sparafucile (Rigoletto-Verdi),
Il Re (Aida-Verdi), Guardiano (La forza del destino-Verdi), Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor-
Donizetti), Haraschta (The cunning little vixen-Janaceck), Dreieinigkeitsmoses (Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny-Weil) en Warlaam (Boris Godunov-Mussorgskij).