Category: Alumni

Alumnus Lawrence Brownlee receives glowing review for performance at Zankel Hall

Alumnus tenor Lawrence Brownlee, a student of Chancellor’s Professor of Music Costanza Cuccaro, received a glowing review in the New … Continue reading

Alumna Kiri Deonarine debuts with Gilda at short notice with Chicago Lyric Opera

Alumna Kiri Deonarine, a student of Professor Carol Vaness, found herself in an extraordinary situation on March 20. With just … Continue reading

Alumnae Abigail Mitchell and Paloma Friedhoff Bello win 2nd and 3rd place in 60th annual Washington International Competition for Singers

Congratulations to sopranos Abigail Mitchell, BM’ 07, and Paloma Friedhoff Bello, MM’ 12, for their recent performances at the 60th … Continue reading

Jacobs School alumni, former students of Carlos Montane, continue to thrive in European opera houses

Four Jacobs School alumni, and former students of Carlos Montane, are currently excelling in various roles in Europe and around … Continue reading

Alumnus Thomas Holliday publishes “Falling Up: The Days and Nights of Carlisle Floyd”

Congratulations to alumnus Thomas Holliday (BM/BS ’68, MS ’73), who has recently had his first book published by Syracuse University … Continue reading

Daniel Shirley’s career continues to flourish, with a Carnegie Hall debut and more

Daniel Shirley, MMus 2008, is enjoying a busy 2012-13 season.  A recipient of a 2012 Career Development Grant from the … Continue reading

Alumna Laura Waters wins Colorado/Wyoming Metropolitan Opera Competition District Finals

On January 26th,  Jacobs School alumna Laura Waters (BM’09, MM’12) was named a winner of the Colorado/Wyoming Metropolitan Opera Competition District … Continue reading

Two alumni featured on recording from La Scala

Alumni Nadja Michael and Matthias Klink, both students of Carlos Montane, are featured on the the DVD recording of Strauss’s … Continue reading

Alumna Hye Jung Lee wins Metropolitan Opera Regional Competition

Jacobs School alumna Hye Jung Lee, a student of Costanza Cuccaro, won first place in the Metropolitan Opera National Council’s … Continue reading

Alumnus Phillip Cheah to sing world premiere song-cycle by Frank J. Oteri

Baritone/male soprano Phillip Cheah (B.S. ’00, M.M. ’02) will perform Frank J. Oteri’s world premiere of “Versions of The Truth”, a … Continue reading