A Modern Opera Inspired by a Medieval Tale By LISA ROBINSON and CHRISTOPHER MOSSEY The Juilliard Opera Center presents the world premiere of Heloise and Abelard, for which composer Stephen Paulus and librettist (and the production’s director) Frank Corsaro looked to medieval French history for inspiration. There they found the true story of philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard’s love affair with Heloise, which led to unfortunate consequences. More...

Dorothy DeLay, Renowned Violin Teacher, Dies at 84 Dorothy DeLay, a member of the Juilliard violin faculty since 1948 whose students are among the most famous performers and teachers working around the world, died on March 24 at her home in Upper Nyack, N.Y., after a more-than yearlong battle with cancer. She would have been 85 years old on March 31. More...

Language Without Words: The Symbiosis of Dance and the Visual Arts By GRETA BERMAN Dance and the visual arts have always been intimately intertwined. Indeed, many dance companies have looked to the visual arts as a source of inspiration. As part of The Journal’s ongoing series of articles celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Dance Division, art historian Greta Berman explores the bond between the two media. More...

Living Dangerously With the Really New By JOEL SACHS Programming brand new music is not without its risks, writes Sachs, the director of the New Juilliard Ensemble, which gives its final school-based concert of the season on April 16. Many an interesting-looking piece has turned out to be disappointing in performance. But there are ways to minimize the risks that come when venturing into the compositional unknown. More...

A Quartet of International Distinction By ED KLORMAN What do you get when you mix a French violinist, a Canadian violinist, a Taiwanese violist, and a Japanese cellist? The answer is the Avalon String Quartet, Juilliard’s current graduate quartet-in-residence, which is to perform in recital this month in the annual Lisa Arnhold Memorial Concert at Alice Tully Hall. More...

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