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Part of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series 

Conner Leavitt, Jordan Haas, Yilin Yan, and Jared Cohen, tenor; Yasuko Oura, piano 

Distinguished tenor Stanford Olsen has enjoyed a nearly four-decade-long career performing in operas, concerts, and recitals with the world’s leading orchestras. Since his professional debut in 1986 with Bellini’s I Puritani, Olsen has performed over 160 times with New York’s Metropolitan Opera. His performances of leading tenor roles in the operas of Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, as well as his bel canto roles of Nemorino, Almaviva, and Arturo have garnered international acclaim. A concert soloist since 1983, Olsen has sung with orchestras around the world in repertoire from Bach to Bartók, including over 100 performances each of Beethoven’s 9th, Handel’s Messiah, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. Olsen is the recipient of four Grammy nominations, the 1989 Walter W. Naumburg Award, and numerous other accolades. A sought-after clinician and adjudicator, Olsen has taught at a myriad of universities, conservatories, and music festivals. In this master class, he coaches accomplished Bienen School voice and opera students. 

Georges Bizet, “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” from Carmen 
Conner Leavitt, tenor 

Felix Mendelssohn, “If with all your hearts” from Elijah 
Jordan Haas, tenor 

Robert Schumann, “Dein Angesicht” from Fünf Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 127 
Yilin Yan, tenor 

Gioachino Rossini, “D’ogni piu sacro impegno” from L’occasione fa il ladro 
Jared Cohen, tenor