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Gilbert Named Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies In a move that will undoubtedly bolster ties between the New York Philharmonic and The Juilliard School, Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director and a Juilliard alumnus, will become the director of conducting and orchestral studies at the School. Gilbert, who will assume the post in September, is the first person to have both jobs simultaneously. More...Met-Juilliard Bride Bows The highly anticipated first production between Juilliard and the Metropolitan Opera takes place this month with three performances of Bedrich Smetana’s well-loved comic opera The Bartered Bride. Along with a stellar team of artists including conductor James Levine, director Stephen Wadsworth, and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, the production showcases some of today’s most promising young opera singers. More...Faddis Joins Jazz for Porgy and Bess “Summertime and the livin’ is easy.” This lyric is not only from one of the most well-known songs ever written, it’s also part of one of what is probably the best-known—if occasionally the most controversial—operas of the 20th-century: George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. More...4th-Year Drama Rep Debuts When Jo Mei, a member of this year’s graduating class (Group 40), moves into the real world after graduation, chances are she’ll be called on to summon a new character with each audition. So what better preparation than to portray nine different roles—from the Bishop of Ely and the King of France to the Dukes of Gloucester and Bourbon—in Shakespeare’s Henry V? More...Alumni Center StageLooking through a list of Juilliard alumni and the varied paths their lives have traveled, it was astonishing to learn how many are involved in the healing arts. We wanted to find out if alumni who made these choices were diverging from their original career goals or merely augmenting their initial intent. In some cases, working with the body seemed a natural extension—a dancer moving into physical or massage therapy when a performing career is no longer viable or desired, for instance. But what about all those who earned additional degrees and became doctors or nurses? More... |
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