Julia Claire Taylor is an American soprano living in New York City, who was disabled in 2022 by Long COVID after a single COVID-19 infection. While her singing career is “on pause” for health reasons, she continues passionate grassroots advocacy work and information dissemination to those who need it about COVID-19 infection prevention and Long COVID and disability advocacy, as her health allows. She’s also enjoying collaboration with publishers, podcasters, photographers, and other artists to create art and storytelling projects about her experiences, as well as contributing to scientific research. Pre-COVID, Julia received her master’s in Opera Performance from the University of Kansas under the tutelage of Joyce Castle and her bachelor’s in Voice Performance from Vanderbilt University. She has performed opera, art song, and musical theatre across North America and Europe in operas, concerts, and festivals. She looks forward to performing all genres of music again when she is physically able and hopes to write a book about this unique time of healing someday.
