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.

New Repertory Theatre's Oliver! featured Conservatory student Rashed Alnuaimi (M.F.A. '20, musical theater) in the role of Bill Sikes and alumna Daisy Layman (B.F.A. '19, musical theater) as Nancy. The Boston Globe lauds their performances, "Alnuaimi seizes the role of the brutal, combustible Bill Sikes from the instant he materializes in Oliver! His transfixing portrayal constantly makes us aware of how short Sikes's fuse is…" and "Layman's performance of "As Long As He Needs Me" is a showstopper."

Boston Conservatory alumni Oliver Caplan (M.M. '06, composition) and Gregory Fritze (B.M. '76, composition) have each been recognized as 2019 Honored Artists of The American Prize. Honored Artists have proven themselves to be artists of "sustained excellence" as laureates in The American Prize competitions.

WBUR's recap of Boston's influential theater works in 2019 has numerous Conservatory connections, including Adina Verson (B.F.A. '05, musical theater) in Indecent, Yewande Odetoyinbo (M.F.A. '18, musical theater) in Caroline or Change, Carl Hsu (M.F.A. '15, musical theater) and Micheline Wu (M.F.A. '18, musical theater) in Pacific Overtures, as well as theater faculty member Igor Golyak as artistic director with Arlekin Players.