GILDA DEBUT
Julie Fuchs will embark on her Verdian journey, singing this repertoire for the first time at the Teatro Real in Madrid, as she debuts the role of Gilda in Rigoletto. Opposite to Etienne Dupuis in the title role role and Xabier Anduaga as the Duca di Mantova, she will be part of the creation of the new production by Miguel del Arco.
Under the baton of Nicola Luisotti and Christoph Konz, the cast will also Ramona Zaharia as Maddalena, Peixin Chen as Sparafucile, Marifé Nogales as Giovanna, among others.
Performances on December 3rd, 7th, 10th, 13th, 18th and 29th.Tickets and more information can be found here.
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Don Pasquale at the Opéra de Paris
Julie begins her 2023/24 season with a return to the Opéra national de Paris as Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. Performed at Palais Garnier, the Damiano Michieletto production will be the first performance of this belcanto opera in France for Julie. Her previous show in Zürich met great critical acclaim “She mastered this demanding game with full commitment and delighted the audience with an excellent performance” (Der Opermagazin). Julie will be joined on stage by Laurent Naouri, Florian Sempey, René Barbera and Slawomir Szychowiak.
Performances on September 14th, 17th, 20th, 22nd, 25th, 30th; October 5th, 11th, 13th.
Tickets and additional information can be found here.
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Joie de vivre
To conclude her very successful 2022/23 season, Ms. Fuchs returns to the Klosters Music Festival in Switzerland this summer to perform a concert with the Camerata Salzburg. Featured in the concert are arias by Mozart and Rossini, as well as Schubert’s Symphony No. 3 in D major. The concert takes place at the Arena on the 29th of July. Daniel Cohen conducts.
Click here to watch Ms. Fuchs in an interview with Klosters Music.Tickets and more information can be found here.
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POPPEA AT GRAN TEATRE DEL LICEU
Ms. Fuchs reprises the role of Poppea in a revival of Calixto Bieito’s production of L’incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi this month at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Her interpretation of the role at Opernhaus Zürich in 2021 was praised by Opera Online who claimed: “Julie Fuchs played and sang a lascivious Poppea that pulls out all the erotic stops, with fine voice control and the best diction”. Ms Fuchs is joined by Xavier Sabata as Ottone, David Hansen as Nerone, Magdalena Kožená as Ottavia, Jake Arditti as Amore and Deanna Breiwick as Drusilla. Maestros Jordi Savall and Luca Guglielmi conduct the musicians in this mesmerizing tale of ambition, passion, and power, enticing its audience to witness a remarkable portrayal of love and betrayal.
Performances are set for July 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 19th, and 21st. Tickets and more information can be here. Listen to the replay of the radio broadcast here.
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OPUS KLASSIK Award Nomination: Sängerin des Jahres
Ms. Fuchs has received a nomination for the 'Sängerin des Jahres' (Singer of the Year) award at the upcoming OPUS KLASSIK 2023. This recognition comes after the success of her recent album titled Amadè, released by Sony Classical, which showcases a magnificent Mozart recital. The album has received high praise, Oper! magazine commended Ms. Fuchs for her “breathtaking legato line, wonderful shades of colour”.The OPUS KLASSIK 2023 award, a prestigious honour in Germany, aims to promote classical music and honour exceptional artists in the field. The award ceremony is held in Berlin from October 6th to 8th, offering a significant platform to celebrate and acknowledge deserving recipients.
More information can be found here.
Don Pasquale at Opernhaus Zürich
Ms. Fuchs returns to the role of Norina in Donizetti’s opera buffa, Don Pasquale at Opernhaus Zürich this May. In spite of its fast pace humor, this comic opera is a work of art that, similar to any good comedy, includes melancholic moments that captivate the audience. When Ms. Fuchs made her role debut at Opernhaus Zürich in 2019 in this very production, she was praised by Das Opernmagazin who claimed that she “felt so comfortable in her role that one would not have guessed that this was her role debut. She mastered this demanding game with full commitment and delighted the audience with an excellent performance.” In this revival of Christof Loy’s production, Ms. Fuchs is joined by her colleagues Johannes Martin Kränzle as the title-role, Konstantin Shushakov as Dr Malatesta, Mingjie Lei as Ernesto and Gregory Feldmann as Carlotto. Maestro Sesto Quatrini conducts the Philharmonia Zürich and the Chor der Oper Zürich.
Performances are set for May 29th; June 1st, 4th, 10th, 14th, 17th. Tickets and more information can be found here.
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Role debut as Juliette at Opernhaus Zürich
After her role debut as Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare at the Dutch National Opera which was praised by Bachtrack: “Julie Fuchs… steals the show in almost every respect as the virtuoso Cleopatra with her seemingly effortlessly floating soprano”, Ms. Fuchs makes her second role debut of the year, performing the star-crossed lover, Juliette in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. This new production by Ted Huffman takes place at Opernhaus Zürich, under the baton of Maestro Roberto Forés Veses. Ms. Fuchs performs opposite Benjamin Bernheim as Roméo, Brent Michael Smith as Friar Laurent, Omer Kobiljak as Tybalt, Yuriy Hadzetskyy as Mercutio and David Soar as Count Capulet. The singers are accompanied by the Philharmonia Zürich and the Chor der Oper Zürich.
Performances take place on April 10th, 13th, 16th, 22nd, 25th, 28th; May 4th, 7th, 13th and 18th. Tickets and more information can be found here. The opening night will be broadcast on ARTE Opera, and will be available for replay. For more information, click here.
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Role debut as Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare
To begin the new year, Julie makes her second debut of the season as Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare. Composed for the Royal Academy of Music in 1724, this ravishing opera is fueled by vengeance and desire, through a seductive, triumphant and tender score, set against the backdrop of Ancient Rome and Egypt. This new production by Calixto Bieito, co-produced with the Gran Teatre del Liceu, also features Christophe Dumaux as the title role, Cecilia Molinari as Sesto, and Teresa Iervolino as Cornelia. Maestra Emmanuelle Haïm conducts Le Concert d’Astrée.
Performances take place on January 16th, 19th, 22nd, 25th, 28th, 31st; February 2nd & 5th. For tickets and more information, click here.
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Mozart’s Requiem at the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation
Following the release of her new album, Amadè, Ms. Fuchs continues with the theme of Mozart in her final performance of the year: Mozart’s Requiem at the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation in Austria. Accompanied by the Camerata Salzburg and the Bachchor Salzburg, Ms. Fuchs shares the stage with Emily D’Angelo (alto soloist), Sunnyboy Dladla (tenor soloist), and Nahuel Di Pierro (bass soloist). The musicians are conducted by Maestra Anja Bihlmaier. Also featured in the concert is Anna Clyne’s Stride for strings orchestra.
The performance takes place on 5th December in the Großer Saal, and honors Mozart on the anniversary of his death. Tickets and more information can be found here. 
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Amadè
Today, on November 18th, Julie celebrates the release of her third solo album Amadè. This Mozart recital, recorded at the Château de Fontainebleau earlier in the year, was accompanied by the Baltazar Neumann Orchestra, and conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock. Her first collaboration with Sony, Hervé Defranoux, Director of the Sony Classical France label, commented: "Julie is an exceptional artist, a brilliant and majestic voice, with an incomparable color and intensity, a unique stage presence and without any doubt one of our very best opera singers in France and beyond.” Entirely dedicated to her favourite composer Mozart, Julie is very excited to share this project with you all!
You can order or stream the album here.Watch the ‘making of’ video here.
Julie celebrates the release of her new album, Amadè, with two concerts in Aix-en-Provence and Paris.
Accompanied by the Orchestra Les Siècles under the musical direction of violinist Kati Debretzeni, Julie performs arias and cantatas by one of her favorite composers, Mozart. Included in the program are arias from Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and the soprano aria from Mozart’s cantata, Davide penitente. Julie will also be joined by a few special guests....
The first concert is held on November 19th at the Grand Théâtre de Provence. Tickets are available here.The second concert is held on November 21st at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysees. Tickets are available here.
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Julie’s 2022/23 season begins with a return to the Opera national de Paris to make her role debut as Giulietta in Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi.
Composed in 1830 for the Carnival season at the Teatro La Fenice, this Shakespearean tragedy of the forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet has inspired countless versions, among the most evocative is that by Vincenzo Bellini. In this Robert Carsen production, Julie is joined by Anna Goryachova as Romeo, Francesco Demuro as Tebaldo, Jean Teitgen as Capellio and Krzysztof Bączyk as Lorenzo. Maestra Speranza Scappucci conducts the Orchestre and Chœurs of the Opéra national de Paris.
Performances take place on September 21st, 23rd, 27th, 29th; October 1st, 7th, 9th, 11th and 14th. Tickets and more information can be found here. 
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Julie continues her busy summer schedule, as she returns to the role of La Comtesse Adèle in Rossini’s comic opera Le Comte Ory
for her debut at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy. Her performance of the role at the Opéra Comique in 2017 was praised by Toute La Culture who enthusiastically expressed her performance as: “Dazzling vocally, dazzling acting, dazzling natural musicality. She commands the admiration of all the spectators.”
This time, she performs in this new production by Hugo de Ana alongside Juan Diego Flórez as Le Comte Ory, Maria Katarva as Isolier and Andrzej Filonczyk as Raimbaud, under the baton of Diego Matheuz, who conducts the Coro del Teatro Ventidio Basso and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai.
Performances are set for August 9th, 12th, 16th and 19th.The opera will be broadcast live on Rai3 on August 9th at 20:00, and on Rai Cultura on Rai5 on Thursday, October 13th at 9.15 p.m.Tickets and more information can be found here.
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Julie Fuchs has just signed a multi-record deal with Sony Classical.
“I am very happy to announce my signature with Sony Classical and to start this new musical adventure with such a prestigious family of artists and a team passionate about classical music.
My next album, recorded in January 2022 with the Balthasar Neumann Ensemble and Thomas Hengelbrock will be released in November 2022 and will be entirely dedicated to Mozart," Julie recently commented.
Hervé Defranoux, Director of the Sony Classical France label, commented:
"Julie is an exceptional artist, a brilliant and majestic voice, with an incomparable color and intensity, a unique stage presence and without any doubt one of our very first lyric artists in France and outside our borders.
She will offer us her first Mozart recital, entitled Amadè, on November 18, 2022, recently recorded at the Château de Fontainebleau, accompanied by the Baltazar ensemble, conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock.
Sony Classical is particularly excited to accompany her career and more specifically her recordings, from November 2022 with this exciting Mozart project.”
Julie has already released two solo recordings: Yes! and Mademoiselle on Deutsche Grammophon. Her discography also includes a recording of early songs by Mahler and Debussy with Alphonse Cemin, a disc of Songs for Piano and Voice by Poulenc (Atma Classique), a live recording of Leïla in Les pêcheurs de perles (Pentatone), and a studio recording of Aspasia in Mitridate (Warner Classics).
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Next season for Julie includes some exciting performances, house, and role debuts in celebrated venues throughout Europe
such as the Dutch National Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Her 2022/23 season begins with a return to the Opera national de Paris as Giulietta in Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi. Julie then makes her second role debut of the season as Cleopatra in a new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare at the Dutch National Opera. In the spring, she returns to the Opernhaus Zürich to reprise Norina in Don Pasquale, and make her long-anticipated role debut as Juliette in Romeo et Juliette. She concludes her season in Barcelona, with a reprisal of the title role in Calixto Bieito’s production of Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea at Gran Teatre del Liceu. Julie is also preparing several concerts throughout Europe.
In concert, Julie appears with the Berliner Philharmoniker and François-Xavier Roth in Debussy’s La Damoiselle élue; with the Müncher Rundfunkorchester performing Davide Penitente, with the Camerata Salzburg for Mozart’s Requiem at the Mozarteum Salzburg, and with Les Siècles for concerts at Grand Théâtre de Provence in Aix-en-Provence and at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
Additional details can be found here.
After a successful run of performances of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro in Madrid
Julie makes a return to Paris to perform the role of La Folie in Rameau’s Platée at the Opéra national de Paris. Her debut performance of the role in 2015 was praised by Bachtrack: “Taking every risk, she dives into the vocalises with astounding natural, almost casual assurance. And that's not to mention a vocal timbre to die for.” This time, she performs alongside Lawrence Brownlee as Platée, Mathias Vidal as Thespis, Nahuel di Pierro as Cithéron, Marc Mauillon as Momus, Tamara Bounazou as L'amour, Jean Teitgen as Jupiter, Reinoud Van Mechelen as Mercure and Adriana Bignani-Lesca as Junon in this ‘delightfully whimsical’ production by Laurent Pelly. Marc Minkowski conducts the Orchestre des Musiciens du Louvre and Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris.
Performances are set for June 17th, 19th, 21st, 24th, 26th, and 29th; July 1st, and 5th.Tickets and more information can be found here.The performance on Tuesday 21st June will be broadcast live in cinemas as part of the Fête de la musique celebration. For more information, click here.
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Julie returns to her highly acclaimed role as Susanna in Mozart’s beloved opera buffa, Le Nozze di Figaro
at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain. Her performance of this role at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence last summer was praised by OperaWire as an interpretation to be “remembered above all others”. This brilliant and intelligent denunciation of tyranny and patriarchy is portrayed by a star double cast, including André Schuen and Joan Martín-Royo as Count Almaviva, María José Moreno and Miren Urbieta-Vega as Countess Almaviva, Vito Priante and Thomas Oliemans as Figaro, Rachael Wilson, and Maite Beaumont as Cherubino. Ivor Bolton conducts the Titular Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro Real.
Performances are set for April 22nd, 26th, 28th, 30th, and May 5th, 7th, and 11th.Click here for tickets and additional information.
Julie makes a return to Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona for her role debut as Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande.
Based on the symbolist play by Maeterlinck, this masterpiece by Debussy marked a turning point in the evolution of opera. Though it was poorly received after its world premiere at the Opéra-Comique in 1902, its enchanting expression endows it with a captivating allure. Julie is joined by colleagues Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Pelléas, Simon Keenlyside as Golaud, and Dame Sarah Connolly as Geneviève, accompanied by the chorus and symphony orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, conducted by Josep Pons.
For tickets and more information, click here. 
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An exciting entrance into 2022, Julie will be performing a concert at the Grand Théâtre Genève this New Year's Eve.
Hailed by Opera Magazine for her “clear voice, perfect timbre, of irreproachable agility, with flawless projections'', Ms. Fuchs will sing a variety of arias by Rossini, Mozart, and Händel, accompanied by the Basel Chamber Orchestra conducted by Marc Minkowski. Let’s hope that this wonderful event will lift the New Year off to a promising start!
More information and tickets can be found here.
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Julie returns to Paris for her role debut as Juliette in a new production of the timeless tragic love story that is Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the Opéra Comique
Under the baton of Laurent Campellone, Julie is joined by her colleagues Jean-François Borras (Roméo), Patrick Bolleire (Frère Laurent), Adèle Charvet (Stephano) and Philippe-Nicolas Martin (Mercutio), along with the choir and orchestra of l'Opéra de Rouen. Éric Ruf sets this masterpiece in the romantic era, with the decor which was conceived for Shakespeare at the Comédie Française.
Join the two star-crossed teens in fair Verona, as they fight for love in the midst of political strife, bringing chemistry, innovation, and intensity to the theatre.
Tickets and additional information can be found here.*December 13th update: Julie’s participation in the opera was sadly cancelled due to Covid.
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Julie returns to her hometown of Avignon to celebrate the reopening of Opéra Grand Avignon.
The opera has been closed due to renovations and Covid-19, and Julie is happy to welcome back the audience in the theater where she herself first discovered opera. The program is set to include grand arias by Mozart, Massenet, Gounod, Puccini, Vivaldi, Rossini and Barbara. Julie is joined by her musical partner, pianist Aphonse Cemin, and a surprise guest.
Join Julie and her colleagues for an evening celebrating the reopening of the Opéra Grand Avignon!Tickets and additional information here.
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October 10th, Julie will join 80 of her colleagues for an evening benefiting the UNiSSON Association.
Created during the pandemic, the association’s mission is to help artists struggling financially due to lost work from Covid-19. A program that includes only ensembles, Julie will sing a duet with Stanislas de Barbeyrac as part of the evening at the Opéra Comique. Julie is honored to be a part of this concert and stand in solidarity with fellow French opera singers.
Tickets and additional information here. 
Julie's latest single, “Al destin, che la minaccia” (Aspasia), as part of the complete recording of the opera “Mitridate, re di Ponto,” has just been released
Recorded last year in Paris, Marc Minkowski conducts Les Musiciens du Louvre, and the cast includes an impressive list of young stars. At just 14 years of age, Mozart composed this opera seria based on the life of historical figure Mithridatus, an opponent of the Roman Empire. Julie sings the role of Aspasia, Mitridate’s betrothed. A great interpreter of Mozart, Marc Minkowki brings exquisite detail and momentum to this album recorded in the grand Philharmonie de Paris. Click here to listen to the first single now.
Available as CD and Digital October 29, 2021 here. 
Julie opens the Opernhaus Zürich 2021/22 season with her highly-acclaimed role of Poppea in Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea”.
She returns to sing the title role in Calixto Bieito’s production after first performing the role during their 2017/18 season. Under the musical direction of Ottavio Dantone, Julie joins David Hansen (Nerone), Emily d’Angelo (Ottavia), Deanna Breiwick (Drusilla), and members of the Orchestra La Scintilla to bring this Baroque masterpiece to life. Join the performers on a trip to Ancient Rome where a story of intrigue, corruption, and love unfolds.
Tickets and additional information here.As part of her summer 2021 season, Julie joined the Orchestra La Scintilla in Switzerland for a night of “Timeless Splendour” featuring a program of baroque pieces.
You can now listen to a replay of the radio broadcast of Julie’s performance from the Konzertsaal Arena Klosters on SRF 2 Kultur. Julie brings a beautiful selection of Baroque music to life with arias from “Alcina”, “Giulio Cesare in Egitto”, “Il Tamerlano” - which the Kolseterser Zeitung claimed “won the hearts of the audience” - and more…
After performing the role of Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Festival d'Aix, Julie embarks on a European tour of recitals that will take her to Italy and France.
Julie first joins other great voices of opera in Martina Franca for the 47th edition of the Festival della Valle d’Itria on July 20. Accompanied by pianist Helio Vida, Julie performs pieces by Donizetti, Rossini, Barbieri, Mozart, Vivaldi and Händel.
Julie then travels to France for the Festival de Glanum to present “De Mozart à Rossini” on July 23. Under the direction of Samuel Jean, Julie performs works by Mozart, Haydn, and Rossini with the Orchestra Symphonique de l’Opéra de Toulon.
To conclude the summer season, join Julie for a night of “Timeless Splendour” in Klosters, Switzerland as she performs pieces by Donizetti, Rossini, Babrieri, and Verdi with the Orchestra La Scintilla on August 3. 
This summer, Julie returns to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence to perform Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro
a role for which she has been acclaimed as “stellar...both vocally and as an actress” (Bachtrack). The new production (a co-production with Teatro Real Madrid) will be directed by Lotte de Beer with scenic design by Rae Smith. Thomas Hengelbrock will conduct the Balthasar Neumann Ensemble with a cast that includes Gyula Orendt as Count Almaviva, Jacquelyn Wagner as the Countess Almaviva, Andrè Schuen as Figaro, Lea Desandre as Cherubino, and Maurizio Muraro as Doctor Bartolo. Performances begin June 30 through July 12.
Watch Julie sing Susanna’s aria “Deh vieni non tardar” here.Tickets and additional information here.
Julie makes her debut at Teatro di San Carlo performing the role of Donna Fiorilla in Gioachino Rossini’s 1814 opera buffa, Il Turco in Italia.
The performance was recorded live on February 27 and will be available for streaming March 19th to 31st via the theater’s website. Italian conductor Carlo Montanaro will also be making his debut at this prestigious theater, of which Rossini was named the director in 1815 - one year after the premiere of this work. The celebrated composer remained in Naples at Teatro di San Carlo for seven years, and directed Il Turco in Italia there himself during his time as director.
For this historically significant production, Julie will be joined on stage by Marko Mimica (Selim), Ruzil Gatin (Don Narciso), Paolo Bordogna (Don Geronio), Alessandro Luongo (Prosdocimo), Gaia Petrone (Zaida), and Filippo Adami (Albazar).
For more information, please visit this link. 
Julie Fuchs was awarded her third Victoire de la Musique Classique
as Artiste Lyrique de l'Année at this year's ceremony, broadcast on February 24th on France 3. Although Julie could not attend the ceremony due to her rehearsal schedule at the Teatro San Carlo, where she is preparing for a broadcast of Il Turco in Italia, she sent a video message. Posted to her social media shortly after, you can watch her acceptance speech below.
Julie was awarded a Victoire Classique as Révélation lyrique in 2012, and was also named Artiste Lyrique de l'Année in 2014.
It has just been announced that Julie has been nominated for a Victoires de la musique classique for “Artiste Lyrique de l'Année.”
She is honored to share the nomination with soprano Véronique Gens and mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre. Julie was first nominated for “Artiste Lyrique de l'Année” in 2014, and also earned the Victoires de la musique classique's “Révélation lyrique” award in 2012.
Julie would like to encourage everyone to vote for the young artists in the “Révélation lyrique” and “Révélation instrumentale” categories because this year, more than ever, these artists deserve to be discovered and heard.
The link to vote will be available on January 25th. 
Julie will kick off the New Year by making her highly anticipated role debut as Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at Opera de Paris this January and February.
She is delighted to return to Opéra Bastille to perform alongside Sabine Devieilhe and Nina Minasyan (sharing the role of the Königin der Nacht on different dates), Cyrille Dubois (Tamino), and Nicolas Testé (Sastro). This playful, yet elegant, production was created by the esteemed Robert Carsen and is conducted by German maestro Cornelius Meister.
Although theaters in France are currently closed per the government's Covid-19 regulations, the planned performances are on January 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 25, 29, 31 and February 3, 6, 11, 13. *Production cancelled and replaced with a live stream of the production on Friday 22 January, followed by VOD access, more information here.
Julie will be performing a recital at the Opéra national de Paris' Palais Garnier on March 30th.
This dreamy song and arias program staged by Vincent Huguet features works by French masters including Michel Lambert, Francis Poulenc, Edith Piaf, Charles Gounod, Gabriel Fauré, Jules Massenet, Cécile Chaminade, Barbara, and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Julie will be accompanied by long-time collaborator and colleague from Conservatoire National Supérieure de Musique, pianist Alphonse Cemin.
Tickets and additional information can be found here.30th of March, 19:00 
Julie has joined the French TV show Prodiges, as a judge.
The show is a competition for young "prodigies" in classical music and dance, and Julie both judges and offers advice to the talented, young contestants. She joins cellist Gautier Capuçon and dancer Marie-Claude Pietragalla, who were both part of previous seasons.
In 2018, Julie launched the initiative #operaisopen, which seeks to show that opera is open to everyone regardless of income, education or age. While she normally speaks about this in relation to her performances in opera houses, she also considers this part of the initiative.
As she said on her social media channel:
"Maybe there are children out there watching this show that will hear opera for the first time in their lives, and it might change their minds about this magnificent art form. [Maybe they will think] 'Actually, opera is nothing to be afraid of!' Maybe this will also inspire them to learn more about classical music, or how to play an instrument or sing!"The show airs December 1st, and December 8th on France 2 at 21:05.
Julie makes her role debut as Aspasia in Mozart's Mitridate at the Staatsoper Berlin this November.
A new production by Satoshi Miyagi, Julie sings opposite Pene Pati in the title role, Elsa Dreisig as Sifare, Jakub Józef Orliński as Farnace, and Anna Prohaska as Ismene. Les Musiciens du Louvre are in the pit, led by French conductor Marc Minkowski. This also marks the soprano's house debut at the theater.
Performances are November 13th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, and 28th, and tickets and additional information can be found here.
* 23/11/20 update:Although the Staatsoper Berlin performances of Mitridate have been cancelled, the opera will be recorded on Erato France with a similar cast - including Julie as Aspasia. In addition, a performance on November 28th has been added in Valencia at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, and the performance at the Liceu Barcelona has been moved to December 2nd. 
Unfortunately, it was recently announced that the Opéra national de Paris will not open this autumn
and is therefore cancelling several productions including L’elisir d’amore and Siegfried, in which Ms. Fuchs was to make her role debut as Adina and Waldvogel respectively. Her upcoming engagements now include a concert at the Festival Saint Denis on the 17th of September with Angélique Kidjo and the Orchestre national d’Ile-de-France. She will also perform as part of this year’s Musiques en Fête, broadcast live on French TV on September 11th.
Her first role debut of the year will be as Aspasia in Mitridate at the Staatsoper Berlin, on the 13th of November.
Although the Opéra national de Paris remains closed to the public, Julie will be singing at Opéra Garnier as part the private concert series, "CONCERT SOLIDAIRE DES 13 & 14 JUILLET."
Intended as a thank you, the first evening is a private concert for sponsors and season ticket holders, while the second evening honors health care providers for their tireless efforts during the Covid-19 crisis. Philippe Jordan conducts the Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris, and Julie is joined by Stéphane Degout to perform a duet and aria from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.
The event can be watched at home via the @operadeparis' facebook and youtube live stream on the 13th and 14th of July at 19:30 Paris time.While many opera houses remain closed due to the Covd-19 pandemic, Opernhaus Zürich is able to re-open and finish their 2020/21 with a series of recitals.
A favorite of the opera house, Ms. Fuchs was one of a select group of artists asked to perform as part of this series of concerts. On July 9th, she joins the Orchestra La Scintilla, conducted by Riccardo Minasi, to perform a selection of baroque repertoire, including pieces by Handel, Vivaldi, and others.
Tickets to the concert sold out within hours of their release, but additional information about the concert can be found here.
Julie’s exciting 2020/21 season has just been announced, and includes four role debuts, house debuts and a return to some of Europe's most prestigious performance venues.
Her season begins with a return to the Opéra national de Paris for her first role debut of the season: Adina in L’elisir d’amore. This is followed by her house debut at the Staatsoper Berlin in the role of Aspasia (also a role debut) in a new production of Mitridate. She then returns to Paris to make yet two more role debuts as the Waldvogel in Siegfried - part of a new “Ring” production - then Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. On the concert stage, she performs in Berlin with the DSO, in a New Year's Eve Gala, and in Avignon, in a gala to celebrate the reopening of the Avignon Grand Opéra. Julie concludes her season with her house debut at Teatro di San Carlo as Fiorilla in Il Turco in Italia. In the summer, she returns to the Aix-en-provence Festival as Susanna, in Le nozze di Figaro.
Additional information can be found here on her calendar page.
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Although performances have been cancelled for the remainder of the season
Julie has decided to maintain an active presence on her social media with her new initiative #keepoperaopen. Inspired by her initiative #operaisopen, in which she opens up the world of opera to her followers by posting behind-the-scenes moments and information that underlines the idea that opera is open to anyone, Julie will continue with this theme in an effort to keep opera open and alive online. Each week, she will delve into a different topic by posting about it and discussing it on her weekly instagram live show, #keepoperaopen which airs each Thursday evening at 21:30 on her instagram channel.
Join her on instagram here, facebook here, twitter here, and tiktok here. 
Julie was invited to take part in the France Musique social media initiative, "Jamais seule avec...", in which she performs Au bord de l'eau (Fauré/ Sully Prudhomme) with her frequent accompanist, Alphonse Cemin.
Recorded in their respective homes and then mixed to form a musical whole, the idea behind the project is to create a sense of comfort and unity during the Covid-19 outbreak. You can watch the video below, or click here to read the accompanying interview.
In addition to taking part in this initiative, Julie is launching her own social media series this week entitled #strawweek. As many of her followers have more time at home, the series teaches her followers something new! She explains ways to use a straw (something she frequently has used herself in behind-the-scenes videos) as a tool to improve their vocal technique or warm up without disturbing the neighbors. Click here to visit her instagram and watch the series, which begins on April 6th.As part of her project #operaisopen, Julie sheds light on initiatives which make opera is everyone.
During this time when many opera houses are closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak, there has been an increased emphasis on online streaming. Available to everyone with an internet connection, here are some resources that Julie hopes everyone will enjoy during this difficult time: The Metropolitan Opera is offering live streams of previously recorded shows every night: https://www.metopera.org/The Opéra national de Paris has made one of their latest productions, Manon, available online via culturebox (only available in France): https://www.france.tv/spectacles-et-culture/opera-et-musique-classique/1337931-manon-a-l-opera-bastille.htmlThe Wiener Staatsoper is streaming past performances every night: https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/The Liceu Barcelona is offering a selection of performances which you can stream online: https://www.liceubarcelona.cat/France Musique has a wide array of classical performances on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/francemusiqueArte has some free content, including Les indes galantes: https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/091145-000-A/les-indes-galantes-de-rameau-a-l-opera-de-paris/
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Julie’s latest recording with Deutsche Grammophon, ‘Mademoiselle',’ has been nominated for ‘Best Solo Recording’ by the International Oper Awards.
The awards are held in London on May 4th.
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Julie starts rehearsals at the Opernhaus Zürich for her second role debut of her 2019/20 season as Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale.
Christof Loy directs the new production, while Enrique Mazzola conducts. The show opens on December 8th, with subsequent performances on the 12th, 15th, 21st, 26th, 29th, and January 1st, 4th and 9th.
Tickets and additional information are available here.
Julie’s 2019/20 season begins at the Opéra national de Paris with the roles of Fatime and Emilie in the new production of Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes, followed by a return to Opernhaus Zürich for her role debut as Norina in a new production of Don Pasquale.
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Le Comte Ory, filmed at the Opéra Comique in Paris in 2017, has been released on DVD/bluray.
Praised by the press for her performance of Comtesse Adèle, Diapason called Julie the "jewel of the show," while Classica called her "the queen of nuance." Conducted by Louis Langree, Philippe Talbot sings the title role, and Gaëlle Arquez sings Isolier.
Order your copy here.Watch Julie perform excerpts of the role here.
Hamburg State Opera and I have reached an agreement regarding the conditions of the termination of my guest contract for the role of Pamina in ‘Die Zauberflöte’ in May 2018.
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One year on, I am happy to announce that following proceedings at the Stage Arbitration Court in Hamburg, I have received my full agreed fee as compensation for the short-term cancellation of my employment in the production. As some of you may remember, apart from my initial announcement, I have gone to great lengths not to talk about this matter publicly. Now that the agreement has been reached, I’m proud to have stood up for what is right, and I hope this incident and the ruling will help set a good example for other pregnant women and other opera houses.
Thank you for your support during this time.Julie Fuchs makes her role debut as Fiorilla in Rossini's 'Il Turco in Italia,' at Opernhaus Zürich on April 28th, to rave reviews.
Bachtrack claimed her performance "sustained a degree of sheer brilliance," while the Tagesanzeiger called her coloratura "free" and "exuding with charm."
Since the release of her first Deutsche Grammophon album, Yes!, the French soprano Julie Fuchs has become a beloved star of the opera scene both in her native France and abroad.
As a followup to the success of her first album, which included Operetta and French song, Julie Fuchs returns with an album focused on opera during the 19th century.
Dedicated to Bel Canto with arias in three different languages (French, Italian and Spanish), this new album entitled Mademoiselle tells the story of the emancipation of a young women as the listener is guided through a careful collection of arias. Ms. Fuchs carefully chose both well-known and rare arias, some of which were recorded for the first time on this album. In addition to this theme of emancipation, the album is tied together dramatically in that the majority of the operatic characters are orphanes or young women who seek an alternate destiny than the one they have been predestined to accept.
Conductor Enrique Mazzola brings his artistry to the album as a specialist for this repertoire, as principal conductor of the l’Orchestre National d’Ile-de-France. Recorded in the orchestra’s new studio in Alfortville (just outside Paris), Mademoiselle inaugurated this new state-of-the art facility with a carefully designed acoustic ideal for classical recordings.Mademoiselle - Julie’s latest album from Deutsche Grammophon
Julie Fuchs releases her second album on Deutsche Grammophon, entitled ‘Mademoiselle.’
A collection of Bel canto arias, the album will be released on February 15th, 2019.
Ms. Fuchs makes her return to the stage, after her maternity leave.
This month, she sings the role of Eurydice in Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers at the Opéra Grand Avignon.
Performances are December 28, 30, and 31, and additional information can be found here.On the 28th of September, Julie Fuchs gave birth to her son, Darío Gutierrez-Fuchs. The whole family is overjoyed and healthy.
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Le pêcheurs de perles, a live recording featuring Julie Fuchs as Leïla, was awarded the Diapason d’Or by Diapason Magazine, the Choc de Classica by Classica Magazine, and was given a diamant by Opéra magazine.
Recently released on the Pentatone Music label, it is available here.
Julie Fuchs recognized by France Musique for her strong social media presence, and her use of the “live” facebook feature in particular. Listen to the broadcast here.
Julie Fuchs’s 2018/19 season is now available here.
She begins her season in Avignon as Eurydice in a new production of Orphée aux enfers at Opéra Grand Avignon.
Her season continues in Paris, Bordeaux, Zürich and Salzburg, where she sings both in productions and recitals.Julie Fuchs finishes her season with a triumph as Poppea at Opernhaus Zürich, and begins her maternity leave following the completion of the run.
She returns to the stage in December 2018 as Eurydice in a new production of Orphée aux enfers at Opéra Grand Avignon.
Oper Zürich – L’incoronazione di Poppea – 2018 – © Monika Rittershaus
Julie Fuchs sings the role of Poppea in a new Calixto Bieito production of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea
On June 24th, 27th, and 30th, and July 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 12th at the Opernhaus Zurich in Switzerland.
Ottavio Dantone conducts.Julie Fuchs performs at the launch of the Deutsche Grammophon + channel in Paris on April 26th, with cellist Camille Thomas and violinist Nemanja Radulović.
This new, on-demand channel was created with Canal +, and features a large catalog of Deutsche Grammophon recordings – both video and audio content.
“I was very disappointed to receive – 4 days before the beginning of the rehearsals – the news that I would not be able to participate in the staatsoper Hamburg’s production of ‘die zauberflöte,’
…and make my role debut in the role of pamina. While I am very happy to be starting my family, I understand that my pregnancy does present the need for certain accommodations for both the director of a production and opera house. It is for this reason that I gave the staatsoper Hamburg the most advance warning possible (one month before the start of rehearsals), in order to give them ample time to solve any challenges. This decision does appear to be made because of staging, which would need to be altered in order for me to perform the role. I was convinced that we would be able to find a solution that didn’t damage the artistic integrity of this production, and I was assured up until this week that the staging could be altered to allow for my participation. I would have personally withdrawn had I found myself unable to perform to the appropriate standard. I am committed to honoring my commitments as a singer provided that it does not pose a risk to me or my baby. I was feeling both vocally and physically in top form and was very much looking forward to performing for the first time in Hamburg. I know that pregnant women around the world still face difficulty in the workplace, but I was very surprised to receive so many messages of women telling me about similar experiences. I hope that progress in every field of work can be made so that all artists, men and women, are respected in their work.”
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Julie Fuchs sings in concert in her home city of Avignon with
Octuor Ô-Celli on April 9th.
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Julie Fuchs reprises the role of Morgana in Handel’s Alcina on March 14th, 16th, 18th and 20th at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
Cecilia Bartoli sings the title role, Philippe Jaroussky sings Ruggiero, and Emmanuelle Haïm conducts.
Julie Fuchs makes her debut in Berlin on February 28th, at the Berliner Philharmoniker with the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, conducted by Raphaël Pichon.
Replacing an ill colleague, Ms. Fuchs sings a program of Rameau arias.
Les pêcheurs de perles, starring Julie Fuchs as Leïla, will be broadcast on Mezzo on January 25th at 16:30.
Additional information here:
Julie Fuchs reprises the role of Comtesse Adèle in Rossini’s Le Comte Ory
on January 12th and 14th at the Château de Versailles Theater.
Le Comte Ory, starring Julie Fuchs as Comtesse Adèle,
is now available on Culturebox:
Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles, starring Julie Fuchs as Leïla, will be rebroadcast on Mezzo TV throughout December and January.
Click the link for the full schedule:
Julie Fuchs sings La Comtesse Adèle in the new production of Le Comte Ory at the Opéra Comique,
from December 19th to 31st.
From October 26 to November 16, Julie Fuchs will perform the role of Nannetta in Falstaff at the Opera Bastille, directed by Dominique Pitoiset.
Julie Fuchs performs the role of Giuna in Mozart’s Lucio Silla at the Teatro Real in Madrid in September 2017.
From the 6th to the 21st of July, Julie Fuchs sings Zerlina in the new Jean-François Sivadier production of Don Giovanni, at the Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence.
Jérémie Rhorer conducts.