As the first step on a long orchestral journey I've been longing to share with you, a series I'm calling "Epic Score Quest" 🎵, I hereby release the first episode: the opening chapter ("The Lonely Poet's Dream") of my original song "Virgin Heart" ❤️🔥. The song itself is an orchestral version, part of another personal project called "Waves of Sorrow".
How does this fractal of music make you feel? What is the story it evokes in the depths of your mind? What emotions does it stir within your heart and soul? What is it you wish for the next chapter to unveil in this instrumental tale?
Aria: "Suicidio!". Opera: La Gioconda. Composer: A. Ponchielli.
Julia Vilar in rehearsal with the pianist Anastasia Silantieva.
Nice, France. July 2025.
"A Angústia de Teodora" ("Teodora's Torment") is a short theme I wrote for piano (soon to be arranged for orchestra). Meant as part of a larger Opus... Stay tuned!
*This song has copyrights.
Soprano: Julia Vilar
Pianist: Kira Parfeevets
Elettra's recitative and aria "Estinto è Idomeneo... Tutte nel cor vi sento" from Mozart's Idomeneo.
Recorded in Nice, France. 12th May, 2025.
Soprano: Julia Vilar
Pianist: Kira Parfeevets
Cio-Cio-San's final aria "Tu! Tu! Tu! Piccolo Iddio" from Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
Recorded in Nice, France. 12th May, 2025.
Second version of Julia's first composition ever, "Eternal Dream" (english translation of the original title in Portuguese "Sonho Eterno") - with only a few adjustments compared to the first version. Written for piano solo when she was a young 16 years old. Dedicated to her first piano teacher, Siumara Magnani, and also "it is intended as an expression of the Eternal Dream of life that burns deep in my heart in the form of Music", in her own words.
*This song has copyrights.
Opus 1, nº 1 (popular name: "Masaccio"). Original song, text and arrangement by Julia Vilar. Language: Portuguese.
Conductor: Silvia Luisada. Soprano: Julia Vilar. Chamber orchestra: OFISA Women (a project of the orchestra OFISA). Performed in 3 October, 2021.
This is an original song, fully composed, written (including text/lyrics) and arranged by Julia Vilar. The song was written a few years ago, back when Julia was still a composition student, originally for voice and piano (later re-arranged for the chamber formation of the OFISA Women). Both song and text (written in Portuguese) are inspired by the the Renaissance fresco called "The Holy Trinity", by the Italian painter Tommaso Giovanni di Simone, who became known as Masaccio. [...]. More info and the lyrics in YouTube video description.
Julia Vilar sings the Ária of the "Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5", by the Brazilian composer H. Villa-Lobos, with the cellos of the OFISA.
Conductor: Silvia Luisada.
At Teatro Paulo Eiró, in July 2022.
Julia Vilar sings Lauretta's famous aria "O mio Babbino Caro", from the opera Gianni Schicchi by the composer G. Puccini.
Orchestra: OFISA (Santo Amaro Philharmonic Orchestra). Conductor: Silvia Luisada.
The concert took place at the Teatro Paulo Eiró (São Paulo, Brazil) in May, 2022.