Julie Nesrallah

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Julie Nesrallah is a Canadian mezzo-soprano and radio host.

Biography

Julie Nesrallah is an extremely versatile singer, actress and broadcaster with an engaging personality, who dazzles audiences with her rich and expressive voice. Miss Nesrallah is regularly engaged by leading opera companies, symphonies, festivals and chamber music ensembles across North America and abroad.

In February, 2013, Miss Nesrallah was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for her cultural contribution to Canada as the host of CBC Radio 2's national classical music program, Tempo. She is also the host of CBC TV Ottawa's Solo series.

On July 1, 2011 Miss Nesrallah sang God Save the Queen for His Royal Highness Prince William and Her Royal Highness Princess Kate during Canada Day festivities in Ottawa on Parliament Hill. Miss Nesrallah has also performed An Evening for Peace in Montreal for Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan. She also sang for Her Royal Highness Princess Haya in Amman, Jordan, to launch an endowment fund for underprivileged girls to study music in Canada.

Miss Nesrallah delighted her avid fans with her participation at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in June 2012, and has just returned from an engagement with the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra, performing the title role in George Bizet's opera, Carmen. Miss Nesrallah has recently debuted a song cycle by Dr. James Wright written for her and The Gryphon Trio called Letters to the Immortal Beloved (based on Beethoven's love letters) at the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival and at a music festival in Goiania, Brazil.

Miss Nesrallah is the Executive Producer and star of Carmen on Tap a rogue opera company she created that performs Carmen as dinner theatre. Carmen on Tap will debut at the Lula Lounge in Toronto in August 2014 with famed American tenor, Richard Troxell.

Awards

Miss Nesrallah has been the recipient of many distinguished prizes, including the Canada Council for the Arts Emerging Artist Award & Mid-Career Grant; grand prize winner of the Brian Law Opera Award; grand prize winner of the Arab Ambassador Awards; grand prize winner of the Cercle des Cents Associes Award; winner of the Lebanese Canadian Chamber of Commerce Award.

References

    Discography

    • Panache (with Caroline Léonardelli, harp). CD Baby
    • Schafer String Quartet N8, Beauty and the Beast. ATMA Classique: ATMA 22201
    • España (with Daniel Bolshoy, guitar).

    External links


    www.julienesrallah.com


    www.carmenbound.com


    www.cbcmusic.ca/tempo


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