Bienen alumna Michelle Mariposa wins Metropolitan Opera Competition
/sites/default/files/2025-03/20250317_mariposa.jpgAlumna Michelle Mariposa ’23 MMus has been named a winner of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.
‘The Emperor of Atlantis’ gets a modern update
/sites/default/files/2023-11/20231030_opera.jpgA new staging of a classic opera and a master class lead by Grammy Award-winning American soprano Christine Brewer are among the highlights of the fall voice and opera season at the Bienen School of Music.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/10/opera-emperor-of-atlantis-gets-an…Coordinator, voice and opera program. Baritone. W. Stephen Smith previously was a faculty member at the Juilliard School for thirteen years.
Learn MoreNATS conference features Northwestern faculty and alumni
/sites/default/files/2018-01/20160714_NATS.jpgSeveral Bienen School of Music faculty and alumni recently took part in the 54th national conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). Held in downtown Chicago, the conference was the largest in NATS history with 1,322 participants.
Two Bienen School students receive Fulbright awards
/sites/default/files/2018-10/20160505_fulbright.jpgTwo graduate students from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to support research or study outside the United States.
Matthew Polenzani leads vocal master class
/sites/default/files/2018-01/20160502_polenzani.jpgTenor Matthew Polenzani presented the final master class in the 2015-2016 Tichio Vocal Master Class Series on Sunday, May 1, in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall.
Four Bienen students receive 2016 Luminarts Fellowships
/sites/default/files/2018-01/20160418_luminarts.jpgFour Bienen School of Music students have been awarded 2016 Luminarts Fellowships in Classical Music, along with $5,000 each, from the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
Marilyn Horne leads vocal master class
/sites/default/files/2018-01/20160407_marilyn_horne.jpgMezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne led a vocal master class at the Bienen School of Music on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.
Bienen voice student fills lead role in Central City Opera’s ‘Man of La Mancha’
Alexander York, a master’s voice student of W. Stephen Smith, will replace baritone Robert Orth to perform the role of Don Quixote (Cervantes) in Central City Opera’s sold-out performance of Man of La Mancha on Tuesday, July 28, 2015.
Northwestern University Music In Summer 2015
/sites/default/files/2018-08/20150610_summer%20edited.jpgPresented by Northwestern’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, evening and afternoon programs this summer will feature either faculty, guest artists or talented musicians enrolled in the Summer Session Guitar Workshop, Summer Voice Institute, Violin Institute or Oboe Workshop for professional music educators or serious music students.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2015/06/northwestern-university-music-in-…Grammy-Winning Soprano Reneé Fleming to Lead Master Class
/sites/default/files/2018-03/20141021_grammy_winning.JPGFour-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Renée Fleming will lead a master class featuring four promising Northwestern University voice and opera program students.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2014/10/grammy-winning-soprano-renee-flem…Institute for New Music Pays Tribute to Ned Rorem
/sites/default/files/2022-11/20130924_ned_rorem.jpgThe Institute for New Music at the Bienen School of Music will present a two-day celebration of composer Ned Rorem’s 90th birthday October 10-11.