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The Dark Side of Orpheus
March 7, 2024
Stephanie Manning '23
Oberlin Opera Theater’s latest production gives a complex, contemporary take on the familiar story of the Greek hero in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo.
Oberlin Alumni and Faculty Celebrated for Composition Achievements
March 5, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
The American Academy of Arts and Letters awards prizes and funding to four alumni and a member of the Composition Department faculty.
Fourth Year Soprano Elizabeth Hanje Wins Houston Grand Opera's Eleanor McCollum Competition
February 3, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
After an exhaustive international search and multi-round competition, Hanje has won first prize and $10,000 at the 36th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. She is a student of Professor Salvatore Champagne.
Oberlin Opera Theater presents Benjamin Britten’s “Albert Herring” November 2-5
October 23, 2023
Abbi Getty
The Oberlin Opera Theater is back this fall with another social commentary comedy about finding your place in the world. The acclaimed chamber opera will be presented in four performances in Oberlin College’s Hall Auditorium.
Oberlin Conservatory Launches New Competition for High School Classical Vocalists
October 11, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
A new competition at Oberlin Conservatory, named the Richard Miller Classical Voice Competition for High School Students, has been established to encourage and support high school students in pursuit of a career in classical vocal music.
Bearing Witness
September 28, 2023
Kate Kaput
Adina Langer ’06 and Sheena Ramirez ’06 collaborated on a powerful museum exhibition.
Victor Hymes ’79 Named to Audubon Society Board
August 31, 2023
Communications Staff
Entrepreneur and financier Victor Hymes, a 1979 graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory, has been named to the Audubon Society’s national board of directors. A resident of San Francisco,...
Conservatory Celebrates Recipients of 2022-23 Honors & Awards
May 23, 2023
Communications Staff
Recipients of Oberlin Conservatory’s 2022-23 Honors and Awards included 43 outstanding students from across the Conservatory’s 11 divisions. Most of the prizes were given to graduating...
Rhiannon Giddens ’00 Wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Music
May 12, 2023
Annie Zaleski
Singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer honored for the historical opera Omar.
Spring Performances Slated for Winners Named in Oberlin’s Concerto Competition
March 29, 2023
Joshua Reinier
Each fall, Oberlin Conservatory seniors have the opportunity to compete in the annual Concerto Competition, with the top four winners featured in the spring as soloists with the Oberlin orchestras.