Bio With over 28 years teaching experience, soprano Julie Duerichen has taught in the Vancouver area at Douglas College, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Walnut Grove School of Music and Dance, and previously in Maryland at Anne Arundel Community College.
Julie is a scholarship recipient of Calgary Opera and a 2008 laureate of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques programme in Montreal. She was also a finalist in the Marie. E. Crump Vocal Competition in Washington D.C. Julie holds a Master of Music Degree in Opera Performance from the University of Maryland, and Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Calgary, both graduating with honours. In 2005, she studied in Hannover and Cologne, Germany, and attended the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart. She is a certified practitioner of EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Julie performed for several years at Vancouver's Pan Pacific Hotel Opera Buffet and appeared in the premiere of East Van Opera's Alma, singing the role of Kelsh. Julie can be heard regularly in the Vancouver area at concerts with Burnaby Opera and Opera Lirica. She has appeared with Burnaby Opera as Musetta in Highlights from La Boheme, Euristene in the world premier of La Spartana Generosa, and 1st Woodsprite in Rusalka. Over 50 performances with Opera Pro Cantanti include: Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Violetta in La Traviata, Gilda in Rigoletto, and others. She has also sung with Calgary Opera, Annapolis Opera, Wolftrap Opera, and Washington Opera. Solo oratorio work includes Faure's Requiem with Vivaldi Chamber Choir, Messiah with Abbotsford Symphony and Handel Music Society, and Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor with Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra. Julie has trained with such international artists as: Carol Richardson, Leon Major, Delores Ziegler, and Donald Bell. |