During his first Convocation as the Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of the Yale School of Music, José García-León told each member of the incoming class, “You are a member of one of the most prestigious music programs in the world, of a school with an incredible history of training musicians at the highest level. I encourage you to pause and reflect on all you have accomplished already, all that has brought you to this moment.”
On April 27, Yale President Peter Salovey hosted a concert event in celebration of Yale School of Music Dean Robert Blocker’s 28 years of distinguished service to the University. Blocker will retire as Dean on August 31.
Yale Opera singers work online with industry giants April 6, 2021
Yale Opera singers talk via Zoom with soprano Renée Fleming
When Yale Opera Director Gerald Martin Moore began his work at the School of Music six months into the pandemic, he faced as tough a predicament as a new faculty member could. “We knew we couldn’t sing together,” he said. That, on its face, posed a question: What then, could vocalists do?
During the fall semester, Yale Opera singers worked on technique, role study, and what else they could on their own and with a teacher safely and at a distance. Each performed an aria of their choice with a pianist in Morse Recital Hall this past fall, and the school captured and broadcast those performances online, giving the singers something to add to their websites and social-media channels and to submit to competitions and auditions. This month, Yale Opera will present a recorded broadcast in which masked singers perform duets onstage in Morse,