News
Composer, Librettist Selected to Develop New Opera at Oberlin
April 29, 2020
Erich Burnett
Alice Tierney will be workshopped with students, premiered on campus in 2023.
![composer and librettist from an upcoming Oberlin opera.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/melissa_and_jackie_copy_0.jpg?itok=RVkanpdm)
2019-20 Concerto Competition Winners to Return for Fall Performances
April 9, 2020
Erich Burnett
Scheduled spring appearances canceled amid Oberlin’s transition to remote learning.
![four winners of the 2019-20 Senior Concerto Competition.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2019-20_concerto_winners.jpg?itok=Ighv0Pvo)
(UPDATED) Oberlin Opera Theater Presents Mozart’s "Così fan tutte" March 11-15
February 28, 2020
Erich Burnett
Conservatory singers and Oberlin Orchestra bring comic tale of deceitful romance to life in four performances.
![cartoon man and woman having a text chat](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cosi_fan_tutte_graphic.png?itok=tU7P05lX)
New Endowed Scholarship for Voice Students Established
February 21, 2020
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Retired Professor Daune Mahy makes gift in support of Oberlin Conservatory students.
![retired voice professor Daune Mahy.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs110885_obmahyscottshawphoto4.jpg?itok=Sie3OSoP)
Campus Honors Beethoven in Singularly Oberlin Fashion
February 14, 2020
Erich Burnett
Ambitious, year-long schedule of performances showcases student and faculty performers.
![Ludwig van Beethoven](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/beethoven_for_web.jpg?itok=udZzstGi)
Master a Beast in 4 Short Weeks
January 31, 2020
Charlotte Maskelony '21
Students devote winter term to mounting an opera premiere.
![a prairie dog family and a young girl onstage](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/wildbeastofthebungalow1_by_yevhen_gulenko_copy_1.jpg?itok=KRF5p5Q_)
Rachel J. Peters’ “Wild Beast” Premieres at Oberlin Jan. 29-Feb. 2
January 20, 2020
Erich Burnett
Darkly witty opera is the first created through the Oberlin Opera Commissioning Program.
![a shadowy girl walks between three prairie dogs and a mermaid in a jar](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/the_wild_beast_of_the_bungalow-3-1.jpg?itok=YcpbTn5M)
Oberlin Music Releases Kendra Colton’s "Late Air," Featuring Music of John Harbison
January 8, 2020
Erich Burnett
Recording showcases the longtime Oberlin faculty soprano, spans three decades of the composer’s work.
![Oberlin Conservatory voice faculty Kendra Colton](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kendra_colton_faculty_photo.jpg?itok=9VmykO-6)
Opera Legend Marilyn Horne Leads Annual Oberlin Master Class Dec. 4
November 22, 2019
Erich Burnett
Four conservatory singers to perform for the famed mezzo-soprano in Finney Chapel.
![an Oberlin Conservatory singer shakes hands with opera legend Marilyn Horne](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs101221_oberlinsopranohornebyscottshawphotography78.jpg?itok=JZoXr_-l)
In With the New
October 22, 2019
Erich Burnett
The Oberlin Opera Commissioning Program brings freshly written works to life on campus.
![Composer Rachel J. Peters with 7 members of the workshop cast and crew of her opera The Wild Beast of the Bungalow.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/photo-gallery-slides/image/rachel_j._peters_workshop_sep_2019.jpg?itok=D40kaqQ_)