“Soprano Julia Kierstine was a splendid Amelia. She
would reach for climactic notes fearlessly, rendering them truly and without
shrillness – then drop to a sweet, beautifully controlled mezza voce.
The long Act II duet proved the afternoon’s musical highlight.”
---Joshua
Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
Soprano Julia Kierstine has an eclectic musical background
that includes opera, concert and recital repertoire. Miss Kierstine
has received rave reviews for her many performances of the classic Verdi
and Puccini heroines. Miss Kierstine has also won praise for her
sensitive interpretations and advocacy of contemporary music
repertoire. Reviewing performances with The Cleveland Chamber
Symphony, in Bernard Rands’ Canti
Lunatici, Donald Rosenberg of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
wrote:
“Julia Kierstine was magnificent
in traversing the varied demands. Her timbre was silvery, her pitch
exact and her control of techniques complete.”
