Q & A: Soprano Julie Fuchs on Baroque Music & Expanding Her Operatic Career

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(Photo: Olivier Metzger) French soprano Julie Fuchs has been busy thrilling opera audiences all over Europe with her wide-ranging repertoire, from Baroque to contemporary. She is currently making her American debut in the title role of Händel’s “Partenope” at San Francisco Opera. A lifelong singer, Fuchs began her musical training in Avignon before going on to study at the Conservatoire {…}

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Julie Fuchs & Carlo Vistoli Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘Partenope’

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San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season will continue with Händel’s “Partenope.” The opera will be showcased in Christopher Alden’s 2014 production and Christopher Moulds, a baroque specialist, will conduct. The opera will star soprano Julie Fuchs in her American debut in the title role of Partenope, Carlo Vistoli in his U.S. debut, Nicholas Tamagna, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader, and Hadleigh Adams. {…}

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Pretty Yende, Julie Fuchs, Reginald Mobley Headline Un Violon sur le Sable 2024

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Un Violon sur le Sable will head to Royan Plage from July 18 – 28, 2024. In sum, the event will feature three concerts on the beach plus another 12 concerts and events throughout the territory. Here is the rundown of the three main performances, which will be presented in front of 60,000 people. First up is a performance featuring {…}

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Julie Fuchs to Perform at LIFE Victoria in Barcelona

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Julie Fuchs is headed to the LIFE Victoria for a recital on April 16, 2024. At 8 p.m., the French soprano will perform alongside pianist Alphonse Cemin in a program entitled “Mélodie.” The showcase includes works by Ravel, Fauré, Holmes, Poulenc, Massenet, and Bizet. Fuchs and Cemin are also set to perform together later this month at the Opéra de {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2023-24 Season to Star Aleksandra Kurzak, Angel Blue, Jamez McCorkle, Julie Fuchs, Arturo Chacón-Cruz

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San Francisco Opera has announced its 2023-24 season, the 101st in the company’s history. The season will open with an Opera Ball featuring Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak. Eun Sun Kim conducts the San Francisco Opera Orchestra in a program of arias and duets. Performance Date: Sept. 8, 2023 Next up is “Il Trovatore” starring Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Angel Blue, Anita {…}

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Julie Fuchs & Christophe Dumaux to Headline Dutch National Opera’s ‘Giulio Cesare’

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The Dutch National Opera & Ballet is set to present “Giulio Cesare” starting on Jan. 16, 2023. The opera, which will run through Feb. 5, 2023 (a total of eight performances), will be directed by Calixto Bieito and will be conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm as she leads Le Concert d’Astrée in its company debut. In the title role, audiences will {…}

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Julie Fuchs Headlines Les Grands Voix / Les Grandes Solistes November 2022 Slate

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Soprano Julie Fuchs will headline a concert by Les Grands Voix / Les Grandes Solistes at the Théâtre Champs-Élysées on Nov. 21, 2022. The showcase will feature the soprano alongside Les Siècles and concertmaster Kati Debretzeni. As part of an all-Mozart program, Fuchs will perform arias from “Le Nozze di Figaro” and the “Cantata per la recuperate salute di Ofelia.” {…}

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In Less Than Five Minutes, Get To Know – Julie Fuchs

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(Photo: Roxanne Matiz) What was the first opera you ever attended? It was an operetta, “No, no Nanette” by Youmans. What was the first opera you performed in? Offenbach’s “Orphée en Enfers.” I played Euridice. In what opera are you currently performing? “Le Comte Ory.” What is the next opera you are scheduled to perform? “I Capuletti e I Montecchi” {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Julie Fuchs On Her Current Role As La Comtesse Adèle At The Rossini Opera Festival

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(Photo: Olivier Metzger) One of the many stars appearing at this summer’s Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro is the French soprano Julie Fuchs, who is making her festival debut as La Comtesse Adèle in “Le Comte Ory.” Known for her dazzling singing, versatile acting and innate musicality she has wowed audiences in both concert halls and theaters across Europe in {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Julie Fuchs on Baroque Music & Expanding Her Operatic Career

Julie Fuchs & Carlo Vistoli Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘Partenope’

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Julie Fuchs to Perform at LIFE Victoria in Barcelona

San Francisco Opera 2023-24 Season to Star Aleksandra Kurzak, Angel Blue, Jamez McCorkle, Julie Fuchs, Arturo Chacón-Cruz

Julie Fuchs & Christophe Dumaux to Headline Dutch National Opera’s ‘Giulio Cesare’

Julie Fuchs Headlines Les Grands Voix / Les Grandes Solistes November 2022 Slate

In Less Than Five Minutes, Get To Know – Julie Fuchs

Q & A: Soprano Julie Fuchs On Her Current Role As La Comtesse Adèle At The Rossini Opera Festival