NEC opera season starts in Spain

On October 5, NEC presents a semi-staged performance of La vida breve. Manuel de Falla's compact opera follows the "short life" of a poor gypsy who literally dies for love - at her beloved's wedding to another woman. More
 

Boston opera scene and NEC singers

From Ouroboros to Rosenkavalier, NEC singers can be heard in big Boston productions this fall. More
 

Role study with Boston Lyric Opera

Starting this fall, a new partnership will allow NEC opera students to shadow professional singers cast in BLO productions. More
 

Sister Carrie sings

Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein, creators of the Grammy-winning opera based on Sinclair Lewis's Elmer Gantry (more on this), are following up with their adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie. The world premiere performances in October star fellow alum Keith Phares as Hurstwood. More
 

Oxford Handbook of Opera

Edited by Helen Greenwald of NEC's music history faculty, this 1200-page epic has inspired epic reviews. More
 

Sugar vs Caramel

Alexi Kenney writes for The Strad about playing the "Joachim-Ma" Stradivarius violin. Read the blog.
 

NEC writers at Huffington Post

Cristi Catt Musicians and what they carry
Miriam Fried The path through science to Bach's emotions
Sonnet Swire Reflections on a composer's first opera