Soprano Julia Steinbok’s versatility and unique musical presence have made her increasingly sought after on the concert, recital, and operatic stage.

Her interpretation of Renaissance and Baroque works has met with critical acclaim: the Washington Times praised her “breathtaking expertise” in performances with the Folger Consort, and the Boston Musical Intelligencer has described her “crisp, brilliantly colored voice” as “positively angelic.”

Positively angelic, crisp, brilliantly colored voice.

— Boston Musical Intelligencer

Ms. Steinbok’s operatic experience has included such diverse roles as Diane in Charpentier’s Actéon, Rowan in Britten’s Let’s Make an Opera, Virtù and Proserpina in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea and L’Orfeo, the title role in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, and appearances as both Dido and the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with American Opera Theater.

Last spring she sang the title role in excerpts from Steven Jobes’ new opera The Fairy Melusine. An avid recitalist and proponent of contemporary music, she has paid particular attention to women composers past and present. Recent projects included performances with Exultemus and Newton Baroque, La Donna Musicale, Cappella Clausura, Saltarello, and Stranieri Qui, as well as vocal recitals throughout New England.

Ms. Steinbok sings with Boston Baroque and is a member of Blue Heron vocal ensemble, with whom she is participating in a 5-disc series of recordings of music from the 16th-century Peterhouse Partbooks. The first recording in the series met with international acclaim, and the second volume, including music by Nicholas Ludford and Richard Pygott will be released this spring.

Born in Moscow, Ms. Steinbok pursued graduate studies at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and now makes her home in Boston. She is the soprano soloist with the Second Church in Newton.