Julie Fuchs

Soprano Julie Fuchs is one of the leading figures in the operatic repertory known as lyrique-léger (or light lyric). She has also sung German and Italian opera and has premiered new operatic works, as well as giving song recitals with pianist Alphonse Cemin. Fuchs was born in Meaux, France, near Paris, on July 24, 1984, but grew up in Avignon. Her father was a business manager and her mother a swimming teacher. Fuchs' first instrument was the violin, which she began studying at age seven. Soon she entered the Avignon Conservatory and studied music history, theory, and eventua...