Julia Bullock

Opera singer

Christian Reif

Early life and education[edit]

Born in 1987 to an African American father and a white mother,^[2]^[3] Bullock joined Opera Theatre of Saint Louis's artist-in-training program while still in high school. She graduated with the Marielle Hubner Award.^[4] She received her bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester and her master's from Bard College's graduate vocal-arts program, where she worked with Dawn Upshaw. She went on to complete an artist diploma program at Juilliard in 2015.^[5] She holds the Lindemann Vocal Chair with Young Concert Artists, and also is supported by the Barbara Forester Austin Fund for Art Song.^[6]

She cites Nina Simone and Billie Holiday as early influences.^[3]

First Prize at the 2012 International Auditions

First Prize at the 2014 International Vocal Competition^[23]

2015 – Arts Fellowship^[24]

2015 – Richard F. Gold Grant from the

Lincoln Center's 2015 Award

2016 – Medal of Excellence^[25]

2024 – Grammy for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for Walking in the Dark

Bullock is married to conductor Christian Reif, with whom she has a son.^[26] As of January 2021, she was living in Munich, Germany.^[14]

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