Soprano Julia Kleiter specializes in Classical-era opera, often performing and recording little-known works. Her repertory extends back to the High Baroque and forward to the late 19th century, and she also often appears as a concert singer and in lieder recitals.
Kleiter was born May 5, 1980, in Limburg an der Lahn in southwestern Germany. In Limburg's fine medieval cathedral, she sang in the Mädchenkantorei, or girls' chorale, and then in cathedral's main choir. Hooked on the idea of a vocal career, she took singing classes at the Musikhochschule Hamburg and the Musikhochsc...