AMICI Alum - Julia Ernst in the News
According to The Advocate: Mandeville native Julia Ernst's star is on the rise as she sings her way toward opera career.
AMICI District Winner and Gulf Region “Fan Favorite”
Julia won the New Orleans District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in 2024 and went on to competed in the Gulf Coast Region where she won the Audience Choice Award.
According to the article, Julia was influenced by Gerald Martin Moore (Head Yale Opera) who was in New Orleans judging a regional round of the Metropolitan Opera's competition, hosted by AMICI. He heard Ernst sing a mezzo aria and told her that she should consider changing to soprano.
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