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Davóne Tines, Matthew Polenzani and Susan Graham are among the opera guest artists presenting Bienen School events this spring.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/bienen-school-will-present-davone…Soprano Madison Leonard ’16 MMus, a grand finalist winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, has been praised for her “lovely vocal delicacy.” Learn more in this Alumni Spotlight.
Sarah Zieba, an alumna and first-year master’s student, shares her reasons for staying at the Bienen School for graduate studies, as well as her inspiration for pursing music as a career.
Beth Kirkpatrick ‘03 is best known for understudying Madame Thenardier in Broadway's “Les Miserables” and for the original cast recording of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” as the Madam. Learn more in this Alumni Spotlight feature.
You’ve perfected your lighting, picked the perfect external microphone, and have your instrument tuned and ready... but how does one combat the undeniable nerves that accompany making prescreening and audition recordings?
Chris LaMountain, a Bienen-Weinberg dual-degree student majoring in vocal performance and religious studies, won a Circumnavigator’s Travel-Study Grant.
Lucy Evans, a voice student of Karen Brunssen, won first place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 2018 National Student Auditions, Lower College/Independent Studio Women category.
Bienen graduate Katrina Lenk, who majored in viola and voice, won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/june/northwestern-alum-katrina-lenk-…Soprano Amanda Majeski juggles a demanding international opera career, a crazy on-the-road schedule and marriage to a fellow singer, all the while keeping her feet firmly planted on the ground.
http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/summer2017/feature/everyday-diva-amanda-ma…Cuban-American tenor Frank Laucerica, born and raised in Miami, recalls a childhood filled with the sounds of his mother singing and his father playing the guitar.
Two 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.