Juilliard Opera is set to present Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” for the first time in 30 years on Nov. 17, 20, and 22, 2025 at Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater. The opera will be directed by director Kevin Newbury, who is making his Juilliard debut, and will set the opera in the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the blackout {…}
Juilliard announces its 2025-26 season. This article only features classical voice events. Juilliard and Columbia University Present Italian Opera 200. Performance Date: October 5, 2025 Up next is the start of school’s “Liederabend” series. Performance Dates: October 8, November 19, December 10, 2025 & February 25 & April 1 & 29, 2026 “Sound On: Inward Journeys” features the Neue Vocalsolisten {…}
Juilliard Opera is set to present Frances Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” directed by Louisa Muller. Students from all three vocal arts degree programs will perform in this new production, with Arnhold Creative Associate Matthew Aucoin, who is in residence at the school, conducting members of the Juilliard Orchestra in his Juilliard Opera debut. The three-act opera, sung in French with {…}
The Juilliard School has announced its season for 2024-25, and the inaugural “Juilliard’s Fall Festival.” This article only features vocal performances featured in these programs. “Touching Magic: A Vocal Arts-Sibelius Academy Collaboration” kicks off the Fall Festival. Performance Date: September 13, 2024 Installments of Juilliard’s “Liederabend” take place throughout the season. Performance Dates: October 9, November 13, & December 12, {…}
Juilliard Opera has announced its 2023-24 season, including two operas that will be presented with the company for the first time ever. First up is John Musto and Mark Campbell’s “Later the Same Evening,” a work inspired by Edward Hopper and New York in the 1950s. The opera will be directed by Alison Moritz and conducted by Joseph Colaneri. Performance {…}
Juilliard Opera is set to present a double bill of Puccini operas starting on April 18, 2023. The institution will showcase fully staged productions of “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” with students from the Ellen Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts. The showcase will also feature the Juilliard Orchestra. Daniela Candillari conducts and John Giampietro directs. Robert Kahn is the assistant {…}
Juilliard Opera is set to present Missy Mazzoli’s “Proving Up” on Feb. 15, 2023. The opera, which was written by Royce Vavrek, will be conducted by Steven Osgood and directed by Mary Birnbaum. The work will feature singers from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and members the Juilliard Orchestra. There will be additional performances on {…}
Gold Sound Media has announced conductor Gary Thor Wedow will lead Juilliard Opera’s production of Händel’s seldom-performed “Atalanta.” In the pit will be Julliard415, the school’s period-music ensemble. Omer Ben Seadia stage directs. “Atalanta,” a romantic comedy, is the latest Handel work the maestro will pace at Juilliard. Previous performances include presentations of “Teseo” and “Ariodante.” “From the very beginning, {…}
The Juilliard Opera is set to present a production of Luigi Rossi’s “L’Orfeo” starting on Nov. 10, 2021. The production, which will be directed by Mary Birnbaum, will represent the New York staged premiere of the baroque opera. Richard Pittsinger will appear in the title role while as Euridice, audiences will hear Julie Roset with Nicoletta Berry as Giunone. Other {…}
Despite fall’s chill blanketing Manhattan, opera-goers are delighting in the light-hearted comedy in Juilliard’s production of Mozart’s “La Finta Giardiniera.” Composed when he was just shy of turning 19, Mozart indulges in the fiery emotions that stir a garden party, gathered at the house of a small-town mayor. The opening scene reels in the listener while two maids whisper about {…}