July 13, 2020
Rising junior Cassie Maurer shares her experience as a BFA musical theatre student at UC's College-Conservatory of Music in a series of blogs posted on Broadway World. Get an inside look at the program from her perspective and read her interview with Professor Katie Johannigman.
July 28, 2020
Watch CCM faculty and alumni perform in 'Cincinnati Opera at 100' special
January 19, 2022
Filmed in July 2021, UC’s episode is a crash-course in being a Bearcat, starring a few of the university’s best and brightest students and alumni. Some are lifelong Cincinnatians; others are from across the globe. But they’re all excited to show viewers why they've called UC home: From its beautiful spaces and state-of-the-art facilities to co-op and campus life.
March 21, 2022
Twenty-three current and incoming students competed for five coveted full-tuition scholarships and $50,000 in additional awards during CCM's 2021 Opera Scholarship Competition. Since its inauguration in 1976, this annual competition welcomes current and incoming CCM voice students to compete for scholarships and cash prizes. A panel of judges composed of opera industry professionals selects each year’s class of prizewinners.
May 12, 2020
CCM is widely known for its state-of-the-art facilities and enchanting performances, but audiences were treated to a new level of immersion during this spring’s production of the musical The Secret Garden.
December 17, 2021
University of Cincinnati President Neville G. Pinto looks back on a historic year that brought students, faculty, staff and the community back together like never before.
June 4, 2024
CCM is home to an international faculty of dedicated educators who are also celebrated professionals in their own right, and two of those faculty members were recently highlighted in a New York Times roundup of notable new classical music albums. Entitled "5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now," the article includes recently released performance recordings featuring CCM Associate Professor of Voice Elliot Madore and CCM Assistant Professor of Cello Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir.
June 16, 2023
Watch the CCM Jazz Orchestra and guest artist Ashlin Parker, trumpet, perform at Cincinnati's National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; originally performed and recorded on March 3, 2023. A companion to the Freedom Center’s Black History Month programming, the New Orleans Mardi Gras Concert is a celebration of music and culture. Learn more about the Freedom Center: https://freedomcenter.org/
April 11, 2023
Cincinnati’s Taft Museum has named Anita Graef (MM Cello ’19) the 2023 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence. The residency is designed to center the work of black artists from a variety of disciplines, and includes performances and educational events around the Cincinnati area. Graef, who was a CSO/CCM Diversity Fellow, will perform April 16, 21 and 29 as part of her Duncanson Residency.
June 15, 2021
The members of CCM's Musical Theatre Class of 2024 make their showcase debut this spring! In this excerpt from the CCM Musical Theatre Class of 2024 Freshman Showcase, students Nick Pattarini, Annalise Prentiss, Grace Rusnica and Cynsere Stevens perform Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff’s “Carry On” at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.