Mezzo soprano Julia Barber is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Toronto under Professor Lorna MacDonald. On the opera stage, she has performed Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette), Paquette (Candide), and Jo (Little Women).  As a soloist, she has been featured with The Elora Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and Mississauga Symphony Orchestra; art song with the Aldeburgh Discovery Series and Bayfield Festival; and music theatre and popular classics with Jewish Music Week and the Toronto Festival Singers. As a choral singer, she performs with The Elora Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Festival Singers, Incontra Vocal Ensemble, St. James Cathedral Choir, and Hedgerow Singers.