III International Virgilijus Noreika Competition for Singers

Julia Dawson

Julia Dawson (1988)

| Canada

Soprano

Accompanist | Lina Giedraitytė

Canadian soprano Julia Dawson is a winner of the George London Award and the Anny-Schlemm Preis. In 2015-2019 she was a member of the Opernstudio and the solo ensemble at Oper Frankfurt where her roles included Angelina (La cenerentola) and Goffredo (Rinaldo). Recent performances include Zibaldona (Cinderella) and Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella” with the Munich Philharmonic and the French Radio Symphony under the baton of Barbara Hannigan. Future projects include singing and performing in the musical film “Obscura Nox” of Mozart’s “Exultate", jubilate and new music from Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi, now streaming online with Opera Philadelphia.

I ROUND

  • Charles Gounod | Roméo et Juliette
    • Juliette's waltz "Ah! Je veux vivre dans le reve"
  • Igor Stravinsky | The Rake's Progress
    • Anne's recitative and aria "No word from Tom... Quietly night... I go to him"
  • II ROUND

  • Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier
    • Sophie's aria "Ich bin Euer Liebden"
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Die Entführung aus dem Serail
    • Konstanze's aria "Marten aller Arten"
  • III ROUND

  • Jules Massenet | Manon
    • Manon's aria "Je suis encore tout etourdie"
  • Giuseppe Verdi | La Traviata
    • Violetta's aria "E strano!... Ah, fors'è lui"
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