Julia Kleiter

Julia Kleiter, born on May 5, 1980 in Limburg an der Lahn, Germany, is a German operatic soprano and concert singer. She began her musical journey singing in the Mädchenkantorei at the Limburg Cathedral before studying voice at the Musikhochschule Hamburg with William Workman and at the Musikhochschule Köln with Klesie Kelly. Kleiter made her stage debut as Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte at the Opéra Bastille in Paris in 2004, conducted by Jiří Kout. This role launched her international career, leading to performances at major opera houses and festivals, including the Zurich Opera and the Salzburg Festival. She has since performed a wide range of roles, from Mozart's Don Giovanni and Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier to Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Kleiter has also notably recorded Bach's cantata "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" with Nikolaus Harnoncourt.