About Juliet Renée Rand

Juliet Renée Rand, a 22-year-old soprano, from Southold, N.Y., entered Curtis Institute of Music in 2021 and is the Barbara Moskow Fellow. Ms. Rand earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance in May of 2025 and will continue her studies at the Curtis Institute, where she is pursuing a Master of Music in Opera, expected in May 2027. She studies with Sherry Overholt and coaches with Miloš Repický, Eric Owens, Grant Loehnig, Mark Markham, and Ting Ting Wong. 

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For Curtis Opera Theatre, Ms. Rand appeared as Baroness/First Sheep (Candide), one of the Due ragazze (Le nozze di Figaro), Pepík (The Cunning Little Vixen), La Dame élégante (Les Mamelles de Tirésias) and has performed in L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, as well as in the choruses of Così fan tutte, L’elisir d’amore, and Ariodante. This past summer, she covered the role of Alcina (Alcina) as a member of the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory. She has also performed Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Despina (Così fan tutte) with the Queens Summer Vocal Institute. 

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At Curtis in the fall of 2024, Ms. Rand performed the scene “Vous ne savez pas où je vous ai menée” from Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, Dominic Argento’s song cycle,To Be Sung Upon the Water  with Simon Bakos, clarinet, and Ting Ting Wong, piano and premiered a new piece by Curtis composition student Delfin Demiray titled, “wreck.repair.repeat.”

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Ms. Rand appeared in two additional performances this spring with the Curtis Institute. In May, she performed as part of the vocal trio in Amy Beth Kirsten's Savior, a theatrical work inspired by the mystical life and death of Joan of Arc and in the chorus of the world premiere of Amy Beth Kirsten's Infernal Angel, about the life of medieval knight turned serial killer Gilles de Rais.

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In June, Ms. Rand will be performing opera scenes, arias and celebrated song cycles from the 20th & 21st centuries as a fellowship recipient for the international Mostly Modern Festival in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.​ In July, she will travel to the Berkshires for a two-week summer training experience devoted to mastering the artistry of Mozart’s operas as the Classic Lyric Arts Berkshires 2025 Mario Lanza Grant artist. 

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Ms. Rand is an organist and singer for St. Patrick's Church in Southold, N.Y. She also sings for liturgical celebrations at Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church in Lansdale, P.A. and sings and has played the organ for Newtown Square Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.