Julie Robard-Gendre studied singing at the Conservatoire in Nantes before graduating from the Paris National Conservatoire in Paris.

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She rapidly started singing some major roles, such as Le Prince Charmant (Cendrillon) in Massy, Angers and Nantes, Orphée (Orphée et Eurydice) in Angers and Nantes, Ramiro (La Finta Giardiniera) at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, and the title-roles of Carmen in Reims and Rennes and La Périchole in Metz.

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In the recent past seasons, she sang at the Paris Opera in Die Zauberflöte and Les Huguenots, she sang Ghita (Der Zwerg) in Caen, Lille and Rennes, Orphée (Orphée et Eurydice) in Avignon and Liege, Fenena (Nabucco) in Nice and Toulon, La Belle-Hélène in Lausanne and Tours, Dulcinée (Don Quichotte) in Tours, Nefertiti (Akhnaten) in Nice. 

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Recent role-debuts include Venus (Tannhäuser) in Seoul, Santuzza (Cavalleria Rusticana) in Saint-Etienne and in a concert-version in Bremen, The Foreign Princess (Rusalka) in Massy, Sesto (La Clemenza di Tito) in Angers and Nantes, Der Komponist (Ariane à Naxos) in Limoges, Marguerite (La Damnation de Faust by Berlioz) in Erfurt, Hérodias  from Salomé in Metz, Meg Page from Falstaff in Luxembourg and in Caen. She took over the role of Carmen in Liege and in the adaptation La Tragédie de Carmen at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and on tour. She took part in the creation of Ophélie hors/champs after Hamlet in Avignon and Paris. Concert-wise, she sang Mozart's Requiem in Avignon.

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She also recorded the role of Perséphone (Ariane de Massenet) with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks for the label Palazzetto Bru Zane. 

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During season 2025-2026, she takes part in two operas by Philip Glass: the roles of Kasturbai / Mrs Alexander from Satyagraha in Nice and Nefertiti from Akhnaten at the Paris Philharmonie. She also sings The Old Lady from Nuit sans Aube by Matthias Pintscher for her debut at the Opéra Comique, Urgèle from La Belle au Bois Dormant by Charles Silver in Saint-Etienne and the title-role from La Belle Hélène in Avignon. She will sing Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Avignon Orchestra.