Move over, Verdi — there’s a new generation in opera. The Cosmia Opera Collective is bringing students’ work to life, especially that of historically marginalized composers. According to Bienen sophomore Cecelia Olszewski, who founded the collective this year using a grant from the Office of Undergraduate Research, it empowers students to self-advocate for their work..
For the first time since Luna Composition Lab went virtual in the spring of 2020, Kaufman Music Center will welcome the program's 2021-22 Fellows and more than 30 alumni to NYC in person for a festival of masterclasses, workshops, performances and networking events with celebrated composers and performers.