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Julie Duerichen
Lyric Coloratura Soprano

Julie Duerichen has performed recitals in Germany, the United States, and Canada. A scholarship recipient of Calgary Opera and a winner of the 2008 Francis Poulenc Prize, Julie was also a 2008 laureate of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques programme in Montreal. She was a finalist in the Marie E. Crump Vocal Arts Competition in Washington DC in 2002.

Julie's solo oratorio work includes several performances with the Handel Music Society: Messiah, Vivaldi's Magnificat and Gloria, Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio, and Charpentier's Messe de Minuit pour Noel. She has also sung Messiah with the Abbotsford Symphony. Other works include the Bach Magnificat with the Douglas College Chorale, and the Brahm's German Requiem with the Pacific Singers of Vancouver. She was also featured in Opera Appassionata's Oratorio for AIDS in 2005.

Julie has sung over 20 performances with Vancouver's Opera Pro Cantanti, appearing as Gilda in Rigoletto, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Elvira in I Puritani. She has also sung for Calgary Opera, Annapolis Opera, Washington Opera, Wolftrap Opera, the Maryland Opera Studio, and Opera Appassionata in roles ranging from Angelica in Suor Angelica and Servilia in La Clemenza di Tito, to Cis in Albert Herring and Masha in The Music Shop.

Julie holds a Master of Music Degree in Opera Performance from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Calgary, both graduating with honours. In 2005, she studied in Hanover and Cologne, Germany, and attended the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart. She has trained with such international artists as Carol Richardson, Leon Major, Delores Ziegler, Dominic Cossa, and Donald Bell.

TV performances include SHAW TV's Urban Rush (Vancouver), and an internationally televised concert in Washington DC with keynote speaker, Senator Orrin Hatch.

Julie may be contacted at pjduerichen@yahoo.com.

Julie Duerichen Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Home Photos Sound Clips Repertoire	Julie Duerichen has performed recitals in Germany, the United States, and Canada. A scholarship recipient of Calgary Opera and a winner of the 2008 Francis Poulenc Prize, Julie was also a 2008 laureate of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques programme in Montreal. She was a finalist in the Marie E. Crump Vocal Arts Competition in Washington DC in 2002. Julie's solo oratorio work includes several performances with the Handel Music Society: Messiah, Vivaldi's Magnificat and Gloria, Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio, and Charpentier's Messe de Minuit pour Noel. She has also sung Messiah with the Abbotsford Symphony. Other works include the Bach Magnificat with the Douglas College Chorale, and the Brahm's German Requiem with the Pacific Singers of Vancouver. She was also featured in Opera Appassionata's Oratorio for AIDS in 2005. Julie has sung over 20 performances with Vancouver's Opera Pro Cantanti, appearing as Gilda in Rigoletto, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Elvira in I Puritani. She has also sung for Calgary Opera, Annapolis Opera, Washington Opera, Wolftrap Opera, the Maryland Opera Studio, and Opera Appassionata in roles ranging from Angelica in Suor Angelica and Servilia in La Clemenza di Tito, to Cis in Albert Herring and Masha in The Music Shop. Julie holds a Master of Music Degree in Opera Performance from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Calgary, both graduating with honours. In 2005, she studied in Hanover and Cologne, Germany, and attended the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart. She has trained with such international artists as Carol Richardson, Leon Major, Delores Ziegler, Dominic Cossa, and Donald Bell. TV performances include SHAW TV's Urban Rush (Vancouver), and an internationally televised concert in Washington DC with keynote speaker, Senator Orrin Hatch. Julie may be contacted at pjduerichen@yahoo.com.