Julian Charles Debreuil
Artist Reviews
‘Possesses an outstanding talent, a remarkable musicality and a very accomplished technique’
‘Julian Debreuil’s notable, powerful Talbot was deeply moving’
‘There is good support all round, in particular from Debreuil’s stalwart Talbot.’
‘Bass-baritone Julian Debreuil produced a beautifully resonant sound - almost overpowering for the size of the venue’
‘Bass-baritone Julian Debreuil had real presence, using his vocal strength and vivid colour to convey absorbing immediacy’
‘Bass-baritone Julian Debreuil used his rich and powerful voice to great effect’
Biography
Working as a professional singer for the past twenty-five years, Julian’s notable opera roles have included Colline La bohème and Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia for the Ravenna Opera Festival, Masetto Don Giovanni for Le Théâtre du Passage de Neuchatel and Opera Brive-la-Gaillarde, Bluebeard Duke Bluebeard’s Castle for Opéra-Théâtre l’Iatelienne de Cherbourg, Don Pizarro Fidelio for Longborough Festival Opera, and Nettuno Idomeneo for Buxton Opera Festival.
On the concert platform Julian has performed the bass and bass-baritone solos in all the major oratorio works from Bach through to Berlioz, with orchestras across the UK and Europe. These include the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, London Mozart Players, London Handel Players, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Festival Orchestra, and the Berlin Baroque Orchestra.
For upcoming events, please see the schedule page on his website.
This year, Julian’s mentoring and teaching commitments will take him to the Issigeac International Music Academy to work with renowned soprano Nelly Miricioiu in helping young professional singers hone their vocal technique and stagecraft. He will return to Pegasus Opera Company to work with singers on their Opera Mentoring and Encore Schemes, and he will be conducting Vocal Health Workshops for the Guild of Church Musicians.
Julian is the founder and director of the London Singers’ Collective, an Arts Sector business which produces educational and performance opportunities for professional singers. To learn more about the LSC, please visit the website.
Jan 2026
https://londonsingerscollective.my.canva.site/julian-debreuil
For Oratorio and Concert repertoire please scroll down:
| Composer | work |
| Bach J. S. | Cantata 21 |
| Cantata 29 | |
| Cantata 82 | |
| Christmas Oratorio | |
| Mass in G minor | |
| Magnificat | |
| Mass in B Minor | |
| Mass in G Major | |
| Mass in G Minor | |
| St John Passion | |
| St Luke Passion | |
| St Matthew Passion | |
| Beethoven | Mass in C Major |
| Missa Solemnis | |
| 9th Symphony | |
| Berlioz | Messe des Mort |
| Bernstein | Chichester Psalms |
| Britten | War Requiem |
| Bruckner | Te Deum |
| Chartpentier | Messe de Minuit |
| Durufle | Requiem |
| Dvorak | Mass in D |
| Elgar | The Apostles |
| The Dream of Gerontius | |
| Faure | Requiem |
| Finzi | In Terra Pax |
| Gounod | St Cecilia Mass |
| Handel | Coronation Anthems |
| Dixit Dominus | |
| Foundling Hospital Anthem | |
| Messiah | |
| Samson | |
| Haydn | Missa Sancti Nicolai |
| Maria Theresa Mass | |
| Mass in Time of War | |
| Nelson Mass | |
| Kodaly | Mass |
| Liszt | Christus |
| Mendelssohn | Elijah |
| St Paul | |
| Monteverdi | Beatus Vir |
| Vespers | |
| Mozart | Coronation Mass |
| Mass in C Major | |
| Mass in C Minor | |
| Mass in D Major | |
| Requiem | |
| Vespers | |
| Puccini | Messa di Gloria |
| Rossini | Messe Solennelle |
| Stabat Mater | |
| Saint Saens | Mass |
| Stanford | Stabat Mater |
| Tippett | A Child of our Time |
| Vaughan Williams | A Sea Symphony |
| Fantasia on a Theme of Christmas Carols | |
| Verdi | Requiem |
| Vivaldi | Dixit Dominus |