Julia Faulkner ~ Vier Letzte Lieder

Above: Julia Faulkner as the Countess in Strauss’s CAPRICCIO

Soprano Julia Faulkner sings Richard Strauss’s Vier Letzte Lieder with the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera conducted by Michael Halász; the performance took place in 1993. Listen here.

Ms. Faulkner studied at the Eastman School of Music, and had a major career in both opera and concert. She had a long association with both the Bavarian State Opera and the Vienna State Opera, and she sang with such prestigious orchestras as the Concertgebouw, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Orchestra.

Julia Faulkner was a Met Auditions winner in 1985, made her Met debut in 1994 as Arabella, and in 2001-2002 sang several performances as Marianne in ROSENKAVALIER and the Voice of the Falcon in FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN with the Company.

She is currently Director of Vocal Studies at the Chicago Lyric Opera’s Ryan Opera Center. Her beautiful recording of Pergolesi’s STABAT MATER for Naxos is one of my favorites.