Biography

Julianne Borg

Julianne Borg appeared recently in Carnegie Hall with Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now (TŌN) singing the title role in Il segreto di Susanna by Wolf-Ferrari. As a member of the ensemble at the Salzburger Landestheater, Julianne performed Donna Elvira Don Giovanni, Countess Le nozze di Figaro, Agathe Der Freischütz, Frau Luna Frau Luna, Celia The Passion of Jonathan Wade by Carlyle Floyd, Gilade Farnace by Vivaldi and Pamina in Die Kleine Zauberflöte. At the New York City Opera, her roles have included Micaela Carmen, Pamina The Magic Flute, Musetta La Bohéme, Gretel Hansel and Gretel, Beth Little Women, Serpetta La Finta Giardiniera, Ygraine Ariane et Barbe-Bleue and Cleone Ermione. She sang 5th Maid Elektra with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Lorin Maazel and appeared previously with the New York Philharmonic as Die Magt Sancta Susanna with Riccardo Muti on the podium. She has sung with Opéra de Nice, France where she performed Flaminia in Haydn's Il Mondo della luna, at Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, France where she sang First Niece Peter Grimes and with L’Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges, France, performing Mimi La Bohéme. In Japan Julianne played Mimi La Bohéme, with the Tokyo City Opera. She performed Violetta La Traviata with the Skylight Opera Theater in Milwaukee and sang the roles of Virtù and Valetto in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She created the role of Lucy in the premiere of Stephen Paulus's opera The Woman at Otowi Crossing with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

As a soloist on the concert stage she has performed works including the Mozart Requiem, Brahms Requiem, Carmina Burana, Mahler's Fourth and Second Symphonies, Bach Magnificat, Handel's Messiah, The Poulenc Gloria, Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), The Creation, The Lord Nelson Mass, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 and Knoxville; Summer of 1915. Julianne’s education includes an Artist Diploma: Yale School of Music, Master of Music: Peabody Conservatory, Bachelor of Music: Western Michigan University, and professional studies at the Manhattan School of Music.