Juline Florentino
Curriculum Vitae
Stimulated above all by collaboration with other talents, she
starts a Guitar-Voice duo in 2020 with Valentin Weber. They win
the second price of the Concours de Musique de Chambre de
l'Abrapa in 2021. This collaboration will lead them to a widened
repertory going from Dowland, Schubert and Villa-Lobos all the
way to contemporary repertory together with some creations of
Valentin himself. They were to be heard in April 2022 in their
“Sortilège” concert in Strasbourg. Since 2025, Juline has been
working closely with Zoé Barbay with whom they started a
piano-voice duo between Lyon (FR) and Berlin (DE). Their shared
and extended passion for lied and melody brought them to a
masterclass hosted by Philippe Biros in August 2025.
It is through early music that Juline started her musical
education and it still, up to this day, takes a special spot for
her. Between 2015 and 2025 she sang at numerous concerts and
early music programs in the likes of the
Concerts aux chandelles accompanied by Gilbert
Verge-Borderolle and Géraldine Bruley in France's Haute Garonne
region. In 2022 and despite COVID restrictions, she sang part of
a Soprano role in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. In the list
of oratorios, she was heard in Der Tod Jesu from Graun, a
concert organized in Berlin and directed by Kai Uwe-Irka. Her
repertory is also composed of the soprano parts of Bach's
Passions and Christmas Oratorio.
New music is not left behind, it is through the teaching of
Françoise Kubler that Juline falls in love with it. She has had
the chance of creating different pieces for choir and two Lieder
of Lukas Mertin originating from the
Cycle for Soprano and Bass Op2.
Juline makes her scenes debut at the age of 12 where she plays
an extra in the Huguenots of Meyerbeer staged by Olivier
Py. This experience left a mark deep within her and defined her
future until today. In the course of her years at the maîtrise
de l'Opéra national du Rhin, she will participate in different
productions, both in the choirs and as a solist such as in
The Cunning Little Vixen (La Petite Renarde rusée) from
Janáček staged by Robert Carsen. In 2025, it is in a production
of Street Scene from Kurt Weill that Juline took part as
an understudy for Rose as well as Salvation Army Girl 1, Nurse 1
and Laura Hilldebrandt.
Photos
Rayonnante, pétillante d'esprit en Adèle (Die Fledermaus, de Johann Strauss), Juline Florentino da Fonseca nous vaut un Mein Herr Marquis à faire oublier Rita Streich, d'autant que la soubrette est sous nos yeux. Morceau de bravoure pour colorature, dans un allemand parfait, il est servi avec charme, dans une aisance constante. La légèreté, la finesse des aigus sont aussi appréciés que les solides graves, jamais appuyés. Une leçon de style. Son chant lumineux et flexible illustrera avec autant de bonheur la valse de Juliette (toujours du Roméo et Juliette de Gounod). Les phrasés ciselés, le souffle parfaitement maîtrisé, Juliette palpite. Lumière et souplesse sont bien là, avec - toujours - cette fraîcheur et cette aisance singulières. Un superbe troisième prix, parfaitement mérité.