New Brunswick-born conductor Juliane Gallant is the Resident Conductor and Artistic Advisor (Pops) of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. This season, she joins CPO for Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery, Revolution: The Music of the Beatles, The Princess Bride, The Music of Prince, and pops programming in collaboration with Vivek Shraya, Tenille Townes, and Steven Page. Additionally, she appears as guest conductor with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Symphony New Brunswick, the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, the Regina Symphony Orchestra, and makes her debut with Boston Pops for their annual holiday show.

In past seasons, Juliane has taken the podium for the Victoria Symphony, PEI Symphony Orchestra, Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, and Kingston Symphony Orchestra, while also serving as assistant and cover conductor with many orchestras and opera companies across Canada. With a particular passion for pops programming, she has collaborated with a variety of artists such as The Tenors, Chantal Kreviazuk, Kiesza, Serena Ryder, and Brett Kissel, among others.

A passionate collaborator, Juliane's first paths in the classical world were as a collaborative pianist, répétiteur, and vocal coach. She made her conducting débuts in opera in the United Kingdom, leading productions with Gothic Opera (Le loup-garou/Le dernier sorcier), Hampstead Garden Opera (La bohème), King’s Head Theatre (Carmen, Tosca), Opera on Location (L’enfant prodigue, Cinderella, La traviata, Don Giovanni, Carmen), St Paul’s Opera (Così fan tutte, Orphée aux enfers) and Opera Upclose (Carmen, Music oft hath such a charm, Ulla’s Odyssey). In 2021, she made her Royal Opera House conducting début with MAMI WATA, in collaboration with Pegasus Opera and the Engender Festival.

In Canada, she was the music director for Highland Opera Studio’s presentation of Eugene Onegin, and conducted a performance of the world premiere of Nicole Lizée’s R.U.R. A Torrent of Light with Tapestry Opera (Toronto). This year, she made her US conducting début with Offenbach’s La vie parisienne at Opera Saratoga.

Juliane was one of two conducting fellows in the inaugural cohort of Tapestry Opera's Women in Musical Leadership program. Through this groundbreaking program, she received mentorship from conductors such as Gustavo Gimeno and JoAnn Falletta, as well as podium time throughout Canada. In London, she was one of twelve participants in the first Women Conductors Course: Conducting for Opera, run by the Royal Opera House, the National Opera Studio, and the Royal Philharmonic Society. She has received continued support from the Royal Opera House throughout her training. Juliane has also participated in conducting masterclasses with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Winnipeg Symphony.

Juliane is a graduate of the National Opera Studio, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique de Montréal, the University of Ottawa, and the Université de Moncton. She is grateful to have received funding from the Opera Awards Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Arts NB.

December 2025
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