Julia Migenes

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Julia Migenes was born on the Lower East Side of New York into a family made up of a passionate mixture of Greek and Irish-Puerto-Rican descent. Despite a difficult and violent childhood, she discovered her calling upon engagement of the child role in Madame Butterfly where she first experienced the power and the emotion of music linked to a stage setting. A few years later, while studying at the New York School for Performing Arts, she was chosen by Leonard Bernstein to be a soloist in his "Young People's Concerts". Julia then began her Broadway career: she was part of the original casting of "Fiddler on the Roof" with Zero Mostel and she interpreted Maria in West Side Story. However, she understood that her real calling was to sing, leading her to a cover contract at the New York Metropolitan Opera. While substituting for the leading role of Alban Berg's, renowned for its technical difficulty, she was cheered and acclaimed by the public, launching her opera career. Word of this new star crossed the Atlantic where Maurice Béjart was desperately searching for his Salomé to be staged in Geneva. Julia Migenes embodied the ideal combination for this role: a world-class opera singer and a graceful dancer. While on stage in Geneva as Salomé, the Italian film director Francesco Rosi was casting for his up and coming film: Carmen. The lead role required not only an opera singer and dancer but also an actress sensual enough to personify the burning passion of Bizet's character. T

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40 Most Beautiful Arias

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Fiddler on the Roof (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (Delluxe Edition)

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Fiddler on the Roof (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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40 Most Beautiful Arias - CD1

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Rags

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Leigh: Man of La Mancha

Alter Ego

Le Meilleur De Julia Migenes

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Fiddler On The Roof

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La Argentina

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Man of La Mancha (Studio Cast Recording (1990))

Hollywood Divas

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