Julia Bullock | OFFICIAL Website
As artist-in-residence of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2018-19, Bullock devised a new chamber orchestral arrangement of El Niño with contributions from her husband, Christian Reif. Alongside colleagues from the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), she premiered this distilled rendering at New York’s Met Cloisters, where her fellow soloists were Davóne Tines and J’Nai Bridges, as for her upcoming Met...
Libretto adapted by John Adams, Elkhanah Pulitzer and Lucia Scheckner from Shakespeare, Plutarch, Virgil and Dryden. Music by John Adams. “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety” — William Shakespeare (1564–1616), describing Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra" Cleopatra VII (69BCE–30BCE) devoted her life to learning and experimentation; her scholastic interests included science, philosophy, math and linguistics. With an insatiable curiosity that was supported by ample resources in every respect, she became very ambitious, which was of course perceived as a threat by those concerned about her influence and the power she possessed, or could gain, through political......
John Adams composed Antony & Cleopatra for the centennial of the San Francisco Opera, where it received its world premiere production last year. A co-commission and co-production with Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu and New York’s Metropolitan Opera, the two-act opera features a libretto adapted from Shakespeare’s play by the composer himself. With direction by Elkhanah Pulitzer and dramaturgy by Lucia Scheckner, the...
Describing Bullock in recital, Opera News writes: “Bullock’s radiant soprano shines brightly and unfailingly. She also summons a rich, earthy, mezzo-ish quality in her low register. Most compellingly, however, she communicates intense, authentic feeling, as if she were singing right from her soul.” This fall, the singer joins pianist John Arida in the beautifully restored and intimate space of...
