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Praised for her “tremendous vocal and stylistic range” and ability to “unleash her rich
mezzo voice in a seamless river of sound” by the Chicago Classical Review, Julia
Bentley has appeared in leading operatic roles from Anchorage to New York and been featured as a soloist with orchestras led by George Manahan, Raymond Leppard, Oliver Knussen, Robert Shaw and Pierre Boulez. She performs frequently with Chicago's many fine ensembles and has appeared to critical acclaim at Weill Hall with Pierre Boulez as the soloist in Le Marteau Sans Maître. She is currently the newest addition to the voice faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia, after teaching at DePaul University, North Park University, Concordia University, and Northern Illinois University. This season includes concerts of music from her Grammy-nominated CD As Dreams Fall Apart, multiple premiers on texts by Carl Sandburg for Ear Taxi, Chicago’s fabulous new music festival, and as many collaborations with her wonderful MU colleagues as she can
get them to agree to.

Julia Bentley

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