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"CTO Young Artist Julia Portela Piñón shines as the evil Zita, handling her characterisation with an insouciance unusual on début, her clear mezzo showing potential worthy of note."
Weekend Special, 2024
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"Vocal talent, dramatic ability, confidence tempered by humility, and above all, the commitment accompanying a powerful work ethic... mezzo-soprano Julia Portela Piñón, ticks all the boxes."
Weekend Special, 2024
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“I carry the training I received at the Academy with me every day.”
Royal Academy of Music, 2024
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“All 10 singers impressed, the cast led superbly by Helen May (Poppea) and Julia Portela Piñón (Nerone).”
The Guardian, 2022
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“…the nefarious Emperor Nerone (Nero), portrayed with an impressive performance by mezzo soprano Julia Portela Piñón.”
A Young(ish) Perspective, 2022
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“Julia Portela Piñón’s Concepción was smoky and intense, with a vivid physicality and powerful sense of pent-up energies… her voice had great sparkle and flourish in the more virtuosic sequences.”
Opera Wire, 2021
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“Julia skilfully adjusted her beautiful voice to the appropriate vocal measure of each… intuited and superbly delivered by the soloist.” (Elgar’s Sea Pictures)
The Cambridge Independent, 2018
