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Julia Bullock wears a black blazer, looking straight forward seriously against a backdrop of abstract shapes.

Premieres This Winter

This December 4-7, Julia Bullock will give the premiere of Song of the Reappeared, commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from former CSO Georg Solti Conducting Apprentice and 2018 MacArthur Fellow Matthew Aucoin. Also a founding core member with Bullock of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*), Aucoin wrote the cycle for her on texts...

2026 Cincinnati May Festival Director

The Cincinnati May Festival has announced Julia Bullock as it’s 2026 May Festival Director. Official programming will be announced in the fall. “The development of the rich cultural scene in Cincinnati is documented well and is simply inspiring. And after some research, I was astounded by how that has become reflected in the May Festival...

Minnesota Orchestra (March 7 & 8)

Bullock continues her spring season with two performances with the Minnesota Orchestra and conductor Thomas Søndergård of Britten’s song cycle Les Illuminations, based on texts by Rimbaud (March 7 & 8). When the soprano sang the same piece with London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen in 2020, The Arts Desk found that she “played...