A Voice That Transcends Borders

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."

The 2025–2026 season has begun with continued momentum. Oz will be making her debut as Pamina with Mobile Opera. She also returned to Glory Denied as Younger Alyce for the second time, appeared as the soprano soloist in Mahler Symphony No. 9 with Inscape Chamber Orchestra, debuted Carmina Burana with Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and performed with Bel Cantanti Opera as Le Feu and Le Rossignol in L'Enfant et les sortilèges. Oz frequently sings with The Denyce Graves Foundation, where she also works as an Executive Administrator.

Oz 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 has received two Encouragement Awards from the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.

In Summer 2024, Oz joined Chautauqua Opera as an Apprentice Artist, where she performed the roles of Young Woman in the world premiere of A.E. Reverie, Camila in Pepito, and Sandman in Hansel and Gretel. She also served as the Soprano Soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.

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. Afterwards, she joined Opera Neo as an Apprentice Artist in their San Diego summer festival.

Oz 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.

Oz 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.