Julianne Baird (MIMF 2012)
Julianne Baird, soprano, has been hailed a "national artistic treasure" (New York Times) and as a "well-nigh peerless performer in the repertory of the baroque. "She possesses a natural musicianship which engenders singing of supreme expressive beauty." The London Times has called her Handel performances "exquisitely stylish." This estimable artist maintains a busy concert and recording schedule of solo recitals and performances of baroque opera and oratorio. http://juliannebaird.camden.rutgers.edu/performances.htm
With more than 130 recordings to her credit on Decca, Deutsche Gramophone, Dorian and Chandos, Julianne Baird has been named one of the world's ten most recorded classical artists. In addition to her major roles in a series of acclaimed recordings of Handel and Gluck operatic premieres, upcoming releases include Handel Dramatic Arias with Oboe from Alcina and Rinaldo with the Dryden Ensemble. In 2011 she turns her attention to the music of 18th century women composers, recording the complete Biblical Cantatas of Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and the Milanese composer, Maria Theresa Agnesi. The premiere CD of the 18th Venetian composer Anna Bon was released by La Donna Musicale in May 2010.
Dr. Julianne Baird is recognized internationally as one whose "virtuosic vocal style is firmly rooted in scholarship." Her book Introduction to the Art of Singing, Cambridge University Press, now in its third printing, is used by singers and professional schools internationally. The Musical World of Benjamin Franklin (CD and Song Book) was released in 2007 by The Colonial Institute.
With more than 130 recordings to her credit on Decca, Deutsche Gramophone, Dorian and Chandos, Julianne Baird has been named one of the world's ten most recorded classical artists. In addition to her major roles in a series of acclaimed recordings of Handel and Gluck operatic premieres, upcoming releases include Handel Dramatic Arias with Oboe from Alcina and Rinaldo with the Dryden Ensemble. In 2011 she turns her attention to the music of 18th century women composers, recording the complete Biblical Cantatas of Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and the Milanese composer, Maria Theresa Agnesi. The premiere CD of the 18th Venetian composer Anna Bon was released by La Donna Musicale in May 2010.
Dr. Julianne Baird is recognized internationally as one whose "virtuosic vocal style is firmly rooted in scholarship." Her book Introduction to the Art of Singing, Cambridge University Press, now in its third printing, is used by singers and professional schools internationally. The Musical World of Benjamin Franklin (CD and Song Book) was released in 2007 by The Colonial Institute.
