Julia Bullock


Julia Bullock is an American soprano originally from St. Louis, Missouri. Anthony Tommasini from The New York Times has called her an "impressive, fast-rising soprano... poised for a significant career”.

Education

Born in 1987, Bullock joined Opera Theatre of Saint Louis's artist-in-training program while still in high school. She graduated with the prestigious Marielle Hubner Award. She received her bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music and her master's from Bard College's graduate vocal-arts program, where she worked with Dawn Upshaw. She went on to complete an artist diploma program at Juilliard in 2015. She holds the Lindemann Vocal Chair of Young Concert Artists, and also is supported by the Barbara Forester Austin Fund for Art Song.
She cites Nina Simone and Billie Holiday as early influences.

Performances

Bullock sang the role of Dame Shirley in San Francisco Opera's world premiere of John Adams' opera Girls of the Golden West. Bullock is also serving as the 2018-2019 Metropolitan Museum of Art's performance series Artist in Residence.

Activism

Bullock integrates her musical life with community activism. She has organized benefit concerts for the Shropshire Music Foundation and International Playground, two non-profits that serve war-affected children and adolescents through music education and performance programs in Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Uganda, and St. Louis. She also participated in the Music and Medicine Benefit Concert for New York's Weill Medical Center. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Turn the Spotlight, which works to promote equity in the arts.

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