Julia Mintzer

Julia Mintzer had great success as Therese Raquin at Theater an der Wien, stepping into the challenging role 5 days before the premiere. She made her UK debut in spring of 2020 in the title role of Carmen at Welsh National Opera, and has performed leading roles at Washington National Opera, Die Semperoper Dresden, and The Glimmerglass Festival. She has recently moved into soprano repertoire. She returns to the Semperoper in the world premiere of Chasing Waterfalls, in the role of Glück. As a stage director, she has been nominated twice for an Off West End Award for Best Opera Production, for her productions of Bluebeard’s Castle and Der Vampyr for Gothic Opera. She was a 2017 National Opera Association Directing Fellow, and her interactive theater piece Pizza Parlance was listed in No