The Juilliard School has announced the launch of its new on-demand digital platform, Juilliard LIVE. The school’s new digital platform that includes a curated selection of programming from Juilliard’s music, dance, drama, and preparatory divisions. Highlights offered in the music section include the 2021 historical performance of Handel’s ‘Teseo,” excerpts from Henry Purcell’s “King Arthur,” John Holiday’s masterclass, and more. {…}
The Consul General of Greece in New York and the Juilliard School are set to present “A Centenary Celebration of Maria Callas” on Sept. 21, 2023. The showcase, which will take place at Paul Hall, will feature Stephen Wadsworth, librettist, director, and Juilliard faculty member, taking a deep dive into the legendary opera star’s life and impact on the opera {…}
The Juilliard School has announced several of the vocal programs that it will have on offer during the 2023-24 season. “Vox Celli Cello!” is a cello choir program that will be coached by Joshua Roman and developed in partnership with Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and Center for Innovation in the Arts. The showcase will include {…}
The Juilliard School in New York has fired Robert Beaser, chair of its composition department following an independent investigation that found Beaser had “engaged in conduct which interfered with individuals’ academic work and was inconsistent with Juilliard’s commitment to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for its students.” Additionally, the investigation found that he had an “unreported relationship” that {…}
The Juilliard School has announced that Robert Beaser has been put on leave following allegations of sexual abuse. The news comes after a report by Van magazine reported that Beaser, the department’s former chair, and current faculty member, faced multiple, previously-undisclosed allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct from the late 1990s and 2000s. According to the report, “the allegations against {…}
(Credit: Dasha Dore) Soprano Yvette Keong is one of the 2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows and the only musician from among 30 honorees. The fellowship, established by Hungarian Immigrants and American Philanthropists, was created in 1997 to support immigrants and children of immigrants in the U.S. during critical moments of their education. Keong is a student at The Juilliard {…}
(photo credit: Richard Termine) The Juilliard School opened the 2019-20 opera season with a refreshing and intimate interpretation of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.” The overall production under the direction of David Paul evoked an immediate realization of why Mozart may have chosen Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto based on the effective means of humor to challenge any serious contemplation of the {…}
The Juilliard School is set to showcase Mozart’s “Così Fan Tutte” on Nov. 13-17, 2019 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. The production is the last of the presentations of the Mozart-Da Ponte trilogy that the institution has showcased over the last few years. This production will feature James Ley as Ferrando, Erik van Heyningen as Guglielmo, William Socolof as {…}
The Juilliard School successfully showcased a refined production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” that brought the 2018-2019 season to a close. Emphasizing its relevancy to modern day societal awakening, the overall perspective was superbly defined by director Emma Griffin. With a psychologically insightful design and free-thinking based concept, Griffin cultivated an artistically impactful performance that gave as strong an impression as {…}
The Juilliard School’s 2018-19 season opener was impactful on multiple levels, creating a lasting impression. Juilliard has always been renowned for its high quality performers. But on this evening, there was something quite surprising in the air, the entire experience on a completely different plane of quality. Hanging Onto Every Word The first highlight was The Prologue, performed by Chance {…}
Premiering in 1773, Jean-Phillipe Rameau’s first opera, “Hippolyte et Aricie,” was considered to be a ground-breaking and controversial work that would further inspire a continuation of masterpieces that Rameau would create in support of “modern” music. Modeled after Racine’s tragedy “Phèdre,” Rameau created a tragédie lyrique, that stirred perspectives surrounding a genre of French opera that began with Jean-Baptiste Lully {…}