BIOGRAPHY
Júlia Pérez Arquillo is a Spanish Soprano who has recently finished her Masters in Opera at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (Finland), as part of their Opera Ensemble (2021-23 season). Arquillo is proud to have been chosen as one of the promising singers to have her studies supported by the Selim Eskelin Foundation for three consecutive years ( 2021-22, 22-23 and 23-24). Prior to SibA, the soprano graduated from Stockholm University College of Opera (Sweden) where she studied under Robert Hyman for her Master in Opera Vocal Performance. She graduated with the highest honors from Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu at Barcelona (Spain), for her Bachelor of Vocal Music under the tutelage of Dolors Aldea. Arquillo has participated in master classes with Graham Johnson, Topi Lehtipuu, Martin Katz, Peter Berne, Andreas Schmidt, Lisette Oropesa, Soile Isokoski, Fiorenza Cedolins, Maria Bayo, Celso Albelo and Dolora Zajik.
Arquillo is going to perform as part of the chorus at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in the 2024 Summer Season. Most recently she debuted as Drusilla in L'incoronazione di Poppea by C. Monteverdi in a Sibelius Academy production and as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart at Saluzzo Opera Academy. The young soprano has performed multiple roles such as: Lucy in The Telephone by G.C. Menotti, Pamina (The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart); Gilda (Rigoletto by G. Verdi) and Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica by G. Puccini) at the Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival (MOSF), Lisetta (La Gazzetta by G. Rossini) in a Sibelius Academy production, where she received good reviews (“... Júlia Arquillo sang with charming timbre and smooth colorature…” Jan Granberg for HBL.fi), 1st Fairy (A Midsummer’s Night Dream by F. Mendelssohn) with Sant Cugat Symphonic Orchestra and Despina (Cosí fan tutte by W. A. Mozart) in the Villa-Real Opera Studio.
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Among her concerts, it is worth mentioning the oratorio A Child of Our Time (M. Tippet) at the Big Hall of Helsinki’ Music Centre as soprano soloist under the baton of Nils Schweckendiek, as well as her debut in the oratorio Stabat Mater by G. B. Pergolesi at the German Church in Helsinki under the baton of Mateusz Gwizdalla. In addition, there is the concert at the Art Gallery "Sala Parés" in Barcelona where she sang several Lieder by A. Schönberg accompanied by Anna Creixells at the piano, as part of the "Afinitats" cycle of young talents of the Conservatori del Liceu.
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Arquillo's choir musical career includes the “Barcelona Bruckner Choir”, directed by Júlia Sesé, with which she has participated in productions such as Goyescas by E. Granados or DvoÅ™ák’s Requiem. She has also participated in National and International choir competitions: Ejea de los caballeros (Spain) and International Choral Festival Academy Competition in Petrozavodsk (Russia).