Julius Abrahams
/Kansas City, Missouri
Coach
Previously with Teatro Nuovo:
2023~24
Bio:
After finishing graduate studies at The Juilliard School in 2012, Julius Abrahams continues to work as staff pianist within the legendary school’s Vocal Arts Institute, Orchestral Department, and Pre-College Division. He premiered new instrumental works commissioned by the Pre-College Department with faculty musicians in November, 2022. He has worked as vocal coach with Classical Singing in New York; Teatro Nuovo’s predecessor, Bel Canto at Caramoor; and the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory, where he also served as music director of Don Giovanni, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hänsel und Gretel, Serse, The Student Prince, The Fantasticks, 110 in the Shade, and The Secret Garden. This August, Mr. Abrahams will music direct Kurt Weill’s Lady in the Dark at Chautauqua. He has also been on faculty at Binghamton University, SUNY, and has led chamber orchestra performances there of Die Zauberflöte, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, and L’Incoronazione di Poppea. In addition, he has served as Score Consultant for the Met Opera “Live in HD” broadcasts since 2023.