Giulia Montanari

Italian soprano Giulia Montanari grew up in Munich and studied musicology at LMU Munich and opera singing at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar.

Giulia Montanari established herself as a soloist and ensemble singer in oratorio and concert performances at an early age. She developed a very broad and demanding repertoire, with which she performed throughout Europe under the baton of renowned conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Ulf Schirmer and Mariss Jansons with ensembles such as the Norwegian Soloist Choir and the Bavarian Radio Choir and Orchestra.

In 2017, she made her debut at the German National Theatre in Weimar as Papagena in „Die Zauberflöte“ and appeared there regularly in various roles for two years. This was followed by an engagement at the Opernstudio NRW with opera productions at several major German opera houses such as the Dortmund Opera, the Musiktheater im Revier and the Aalto Theatre in Essen. At the latter, Giulia Montanari received a permanent engagement for the 2020 to 2022 seasons, singing Euridice in „Orfeo ed Euridice“, Adele in „Die Fledermaus“, Fiakermilli in „Arabella“ and Sandrina in „La finta giardiniera“, among others.

Giulia Montanari has been a member of the Cologne Opera ensemble since 2022. There she has played roles including the Queen of the Night in „Die Zauberflöte“, Cleopatra in „Giulio Cesare“ and Zerlina in „Don Giovanni“.

A sample of her work can be heard on the CD recording of Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony with the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Tomás Netopil, released in 2022 by Naxos.