Baritone Julien Van Mellaerts recently graduated from the Royal College of Music International Opera School, where he was studying with Russell Smythe. Before moving to London, Julien studied music and languages at the University of Otago, NZ.
Julien has won First Prize at the 2017 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition, and First Prize at the 2017 Kathleen Ferrier Awards. He also won First prize at the 2015 Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards.
Highlights this season include a role as a baritone soloist with the Royal Ballet in their production of Elizabeth, with performances at the Barbican and on tour, recitals and masterclasses at the Heidelberg Frühling Festival, the world première of Christmas Carol by Will Todd with Opera Holland Park, in the title role in Evgeny Onegin with the Cambridge Phil harmonic, recitals with Julius Drake, Simon Lepper, Gamal Khamis and João Araújo, performances at Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall, Fauré’s Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall, and recitals at the London Song, Leeds Lieder and Oxford Lieder Festivals.
Second Prize Art Song
Maureen Forrester’ Cash Prize
$15,000offered by Colleen Sexsmith
Special Prizes Arts Song
German Lied Award
$5,000offered by Arija and Clarence Stiver
Program
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