Crossover Soprano  •  Opera  •  Musical Theatre

Julia Perez Tooker

Julia Perez Tooker, Soprano
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Julia Perez Tooker is a crossover soprano and 2026 Vocal Performance graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where she studied under Kathryn Cowdrick. Raised in Rochester, New York, she began her classical voice training at the Eastman Community Music School at the age of thirteen. She has a passion for exploring her Puerto Rican heritage through music, most recently as a featured Bolero soloist at the Rochester Latino Theatre Company's Hispanic Heritage Events. Equally at home on the operatic stage and in musical theatre, she has performed leading roles ranging from Christine in The Phantom of the Opera and Cosette in Les Misérables to Jeanette in The Anonymous Lover. Julia is a first-place winner in competitions spanning musical theatre, classical, and opera aria categories, and made her professional opera debut in 2025 as an Apprentice Artist with Finger Lakes Opera.

Repertoire

Opera

  • Rigoletto — VerdiThe Page
  • The Anonymous Lover — BologneJeannette
  • Ainadamar — GolijovNiña
  • Silent Light — PrestiniAutghe
  • & Aeterna — LandauAeterna
  • Dido & Aeneas — PurcellWarrior

Musical Theatre

  • The Phantom of the OperaChristine Daaé
  • Jekyll & HydeLucy
  • Les MisérablesCosette
  • In the HeightsVanessa
  • Sweeney ToddJohanna
  • Little WomenAmy
  • GreaseSandy

Concert & Cabaret

  • Ben Cameron's Broadway Sessions — NYCRising Star Soloist
  • Hispanic Heritage Events — Rochester, BuffaloFeatured Bolero Soloist
  • Finger Lakes Opera at Three Heads BreweryOpera/MT Soloist

Awards & Competitions

  • National CS Music — Musical Theatre1st Place
  • National CS Music — Classical3rd Place
  • Schmidt Vocal Arts — Ohio District1st Place
  • American Virtuoso International — Young Artist1st Place
  • American Protégé — Opera Aria1st Place

Performances

Upcoming
Past Highlights
Apr 2026

Die Fledermaus — Eastman Opera Theatre

Eastman School of Music  ·  Rochester, NY
Chorus Opera
Summer 2025

Rigoletto & The Anonymous Lover — Finger Lakes Opera

Apprentice Artist Program  ·  Rochester, NY
The Page / Jeannette Opera
Spring 2025

Ainadamar — Eastman Opera Theatre

Eastman School of Music  ·  Rochester, NY
Niña Opera
Summer 2024

Dido & Aeneas / & Aeterna — The New Voice Festival

Opera/MT Crossover Artist  ·  Boise, ID
Warrior / Aeterna Opera Musical Theatre
Fall 2024

Silent Light — Eastman Opera Theatre

Eastman School of Music  ·  Rochester, NY
Autghe Opera
May 2023

Ben Cameron's Broadway Sessions

The Green Room 42  ·  New York City
Rising Star Soloist Cabaret Musical Theatre
Fall 2021

The Phantom of the Opera — Community Theater

OFC Creations Theatre Center  ·  Rochester, NY
Christine Daaé Musical Theatre

Bookings &
Inquiries

Julia is available for opera productions, musical theatre, orchestral concerts, cabarets, galas, Hispanic heritage events, and private engagements. She welcomes inquiries from directors, conductors, producers, and event organizers.

Resume available upon request.

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