Indiana University Jacobs School of Music master's student Jamie Barton was named a grand prize winner at the annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions on April 1, making her the eighth winner from the Jacobs School of Music in the past 10 years. Read more about it, including her journal entries just a few days before her big win! Click here for more >>

Opera and ballet are thrilling, spectacular art forms that stimulate the mind and human spirit. In addition to the general public, IU Opera and Ballet Theater encourages young people to attend events with family members by offering significant discounts on subscription and single ticket prices for students of all ages. The upcoming season features one of the finest collections of opera and ballet performances in the nation. Get your Subscriber Benefits now, including, for the first time, IU Ballet Theater subscriptions, in addition to special early ordering privileges for The Nutcracker! Click here for more >>

David Dzubay, professor and chairman of the Department of Composition at the IU Jacobs School of Music, is one of four IUB professors to have been named a 2007 Guggenheim Fellow. He is director of the New Music Ensemble and will use his award to further his work in music composition. Click here for more >>

Don’t miss IU Opera Theater’s last show of the season: Madama Butterfly opens tonight, and tickets are going fast! All are welcome to attend Remembering Sarah Stevens: A Celebration of Her Life, this Sunday, with tributes from both IU and Bloomington community members. Later that day, enjoy Latin Grammy-winning pianist and composer Pablo Ziegler as he joins the Latin American Popular Music Ensemble. Feel the beat with the Percussion Ensemble followed by the Jazz Ensemble on Monday evening, then plan to catch the Concert and Symphonic Bands together Tuesday night, as well as the Concert Orchestra on Wednesday. Must-see events also include Jan Harrington’s farewell performance, with the Philharmonic Orchestra and Oratorio Chorus, on April 18, and Mary Goetze’s farewell performance, with the International Vocal Ensemble on April 21. Click here for more >>

This edition of Fanfare cheers the achievements of Eli Eban, Jane Fulcher, Robert Hatten, Erick Carballo, Sarah Daughtrey, Jennifer Feinstein, Fang Yu Lin, Brian Manternach, Annie Gill, Scott Voyles, and many more! Click here for more >>

Now link directly to Peter Jacobi’s previews and reviews in The Herald-Times; no password needed! (Our sincere thanks to the HT.) Also, be sure to read the coverage of Met winner Jamie Barton, as well as Playbill’s article about Segal Award-winner Kate Lindsey. We keep track of these articles and many more from around the globe for your information and convenience. Click here for more >>