Praised for her “ravishing voice” and “compelling” stage presence, Turkish-American soprano Öznur Tülüoğlu (Oz) is establishing herself as a young, rising artist “destined for bigger things."

Oz recently performed as Younger Alyce in Glory Denied
with Greensboro Opera and appeared as the soprano soloist in Carmina
Burana with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. In the upcoming
season, she will make her role debut as Pamina in The Magic Flute with
Mobile Opera, and perform Le Feu and Le Rossignol in L’enfant et les
sortilèges with Bel Cantanti Opera.

In recent engagements, Oz was an Apprentice artist with Chautauqua
Opera, where she performed the roles of Young Woman in the world
premiere of the monodrama A.E. Reverie, Camila in Pepito, and Sandman in
Hansel and Gretel. She also appeared as the Soprano Soloist in Beethoven's
9th Symphony with the Chautauqua Symphony.

Oz’s latest season showcases her versatility with roles such as Gilda at
Mobile Opera, Younger Alyce (Glory Denied) at Annapolis Opera, Aspasia
(Mitridate) at Opera Neo, and Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro) at Annapolis
Opera. Additionally, she performed at Washington National Opera,
premiering the role of The Pigeon in Carlos Simon's new children's operetta,
Don't Let the Pigeon Sing Up Late!, alongside Renée Fleming and Mo
Willems.

Oz began the 2022/2023 season making her international debut, performing
the role of Sandrina in a co-production of La finta giardiniera with Opera
Neo and The Hungarian State Opera. She also joined Opera Neo as an
Apprentice Artist at their San Diego summer festival, and made her
house debut with Annapolis Opera as Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro.
Öznur has achieved recognition as a finalist in prestigious competitions such
as the Jensen Foundation Competition, the Opera Mississippi John
Alexander National Vocal Competition, and the Music International
Grand Prix Competition. In 2022, she won 3rd place at the AIMS in Graz
Vocal Competition and recently received the Encouragement Award from
The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.

Öznur is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Maryland Opera Studio,
where she earned her Master of Music in opera performance, studying under
Gran Wilson. Notable engagements with the opera studio include Mrs.Coyle in Britten’s Owen Wingrave alongside the National Orchestral
Institute, and Arminda in Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera. She also
premiered the role of Woman 1 in the new work Four Freedoms by Joseph
C. Phillips during her time at MOS.

Öznur earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance at the
New England Conservatory, where she made her operatic debut as
Damigella in Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea. Her enthusiasm for
score study extends to music theory, as Oz worked with published
musicologist Deborah Stein to complete a minor in music theory with a
focus on Schubert Lieder during her studies at NEC.