In the News

Students of Hispanic descent hosted the annual event celebrating the music of their respective countries.

Calling alum Eleri Ward (B.F.A. '17, musical theater) “a preternaturally gifted young singer,” the New York Times praises Keep a Tender Distance, her latest album of indie folk interpretations of Stephen Sondheim songs, for how it captures “the vast, unquenchable longing at the heart of the master’s work.”

Mezzo-soprano and Jost J. and Reine C. Fleck Opera Scholar Winona Martin (M.M. '22, opera) will join Utah Opera as an artist in residence for their 2022–2023 season.

Sangeeta Kaur (M.M. '08, voice), an American opera singer in residence with the Seal Beach Symphony, was awarded a Grammy Award for her performance in the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album category during the 64th annual Grammy Awards held in Las Vegas April 3, making history in the process.

Baroque opera is a rarity in South Florida, but Palm Beach Opera is enthusiastically digging into this repertory Saturday for the first event of its 60th anniversary season. Singing the central role of Dido will be mezzo-soprano Megan Callahan (M.M. '18, opera).

Sangeeta Kaur (M.M. '08, voice) is among several top industry performers selected by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to be featured on the current season of its acclaimed music series, “Front and Center.”

Professor of Opera Johnathon Pape directs Dayton Opera's upcoming production of Giuseppe Verdi’s celebrated La Traviata.

Alum Kelly Corcoran (B.M. '99, voice) has been appointed as interim artistic advisor for the Lexington Philharmonic in Kentucky. 

Alum Sandra Piques Eddy (B.M. '94, music education, voice) share a look behind the curtain with the Boston Herald as she prepares to perform in Boston Lyric Opera's upcoming production of Vincenzo Bellini's Norma.

Conservatory alumna Gabriella Reyes (B.M. '16, voice) has been included among WQXR's list of 20 singers, instrumentalists, ensembles, and conductors who are redefining what classical music can be.

Alum Gabriella Reyes (B.M. '16, voice) has been named one of OperaWire's top ten rising stars for 2019, with recent engagements including her debut as Musetta in Santa Fe Opera's La Bohème and her first lead role as Liù in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Turandot.

Voice alum Katrina Aguilar (B.M. '15) premiered Part of Your World, a cabaret retelling of the difficult but uplifting story of her life's journey with autism.