Contemporary vocal trailblazer Julia Anne Cordani “creates an intense crossfire” in the artistic world (Frank Housh). Passionate about the performance of contemporary repertoire, her work gravitates towards experimental sonic portraits of women on the margins of theology and spirituality. Seeking to mediate the ancient voice through modern technology, her sonic practice explores themes of temporality, mysticism, power, and transformation.

Julia is a vocal artist and scholar from Lewiston, New York who holds bachelor’s degrees from the University at Buffalo in Voice Performance and Linguistics and master’s degrees from UB in Voice Performance and Choral Conducting. She has studied voice with Dr. James Harrington and Dr. Tiffany Du Mouchelle, and taken masterclasses with Hila Plittman, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, William Sharp, Lisa Vroman, and Julia Bullock. She is currently pursuing a doctorate (DMA) in contemporary voice performance at the University of California, San Diego under the tutelage of Grammy Award-winning contemporary vocalist Susan Narucki.

In UB’s Polyglot Opera Studio, Julia appeared as Alice in Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter (2016), Belinda in Dido and Aeneas (2017), and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte (2018), as well as Anne Truelove in scenes from The Rake’s Progress (2020). She returned to UB as a faculty member in 2024 to sing in Dr. Tiffany Skidmore’s The Golden Ass. In 2021, she premiered the role of Bird Spirit in Dr. Jessie Downs’ The Second Sight. She has also appeared on television in scenes of Carmen as Frasquita and Faust as Marguerite for the 2020 and 2021 WNED Buffalo Toronto On Stage with Buffalo Opera Unlimited series. Also with BOU, Julia has sung Oscar in Un ballo in maschera (2022) and Lucy in The Telephone (2023). With Sotto Voce, Julia has sung The Queen of The Night in an innovative dual stage-screen production of Die Zauberflöte (2024) and Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica (2024).

In the ensemble singing community, Julia has appeared professionally with the Women of Vivaldi, Vox Lusciniae, Harmonia Chamber Singers, Harmonia Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and Bach Collegium San Diego. An accomplished soloist, she has performed locally and nationally with Ensemble Signal, Slee Sinfonietta, University at Delaware Chorale, the Cleveland Syndicate for the New Arts, HEX Vocal Ensemble, The Resonance Collective LA, the UB Symphony Orchestra, Musica Vitale San Diego, Project [BLANK], and the [Switch~ Ensemble]. She founded and serves as Executive Director for new Buffalo-based choir INCIPIO and served as the Director of Music for the Lutheran Chorale from 2022 to 2024. A passionate teacher, she has held adjunct professorships at Niagara University and SUNY Buffalo and maintains a thriving private studio in Southern California.

Julia most recently sang as Hera in Christopher Cerrone’s All Wounds Bleed, the second soprano soloist in Karin Rehnqvist’s Puksanger-Lockdrop, and, to critical acclaim, the title character in Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Medium, with award-winning new opera collective Kallisti. On the operatic stage in 2026-27, Julia will premiere the roles of Second Twin in Jonny Stallings’ The Art of Something Halfway Like Flying and Rey in Emily Barger’s Dolly and the Disappearing Dream Rock. On the concert stage in 2026, Julia presented her second DMA recital, breaking the veil, which was installed in UCSD’s Experimental Theater on March 10 and 11, 2026, and her debut album of art song for middle voice, ubi caritas, will be released. Julia also releases ambient electronic music and produces longform sonic landscapes under the pseudonym anch0r3ss.

REVIEW EXCERPTS

“Julia creates an intense crossfire in the artistic world” (Frank Housh, The Arts in Real Life)

“A clear, sparkling force” (Peter Hall, Buffalo Rising)

“A wonderful storyteller” (Linda Austin, Coronado Eagle & Crown)

“A dazzling and sweeping delight” (Delaney Meyers, Cleveland Classical)

“Outstanding and fine recitalism” (Buffalo Spree)

“A commanding and coquettish belt” (Jonathan Minkoff, The Recorded A Cappella Review Board)

Follow these links to view Julia’s full performance resume and curriculum vitae.