Most Influential Women Leaders Shaping the Future of Arts and Cultural Innovation in 2026

Julia Lagahuzere

Founder & General Director, Opera for Peace

In a world that moves at lightning speed, where division often drowns out dialogue and conflict overshadows connection, one woman stands at the intersection of artistry and activism, wielding the timeless power of opera as an instrument of peace. Julia Lagahuzere has spent her life in the world’s most prestigious opera houses, but it is beyond those gilded walls where her most transformative work now unfolds.

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