Snapshots
CONSERVATORY STUDENTS AND ALUMNI MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR SUMMERS During a typical academic year, Boston Conservatory at Berklee students, faculty, and guest artists produce more than 700 performances. But our community’s work doesn’t end in May—each summer, students and alumni actively practice their art throughout the world, performing, teaching, and advancing their studies. This past summer, Conservatory students participated in Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music, Ko Festival, Peregrine Theatre Ensemble, OperaWorks LA, Kennedy Center education and access work, and so much more. Here are a few snapshots from the many happenings shared with STAGES.
Julia Solecki (B.F.A. ΄20, musical theater) joined the Peregrine Theatre Company in their summer-long production of Hair as a Tribe Member.
Shanelle Chloe Villegas (B.F.A. ΄19, contemporary theater) took part in the Summer Training Institute at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts, where she portrayed Margaret in Henry VI. Villegas was joined by fellow contemporary theater students Jordan Palmer (B.F.A. ΄19) and Sharmarke Yusuf (B.F.A. ΄20). Jake Goz (M.M. ΄20, voice) attended the International Vocal Arts Institute at Mannes School of Music in New York City, where he performed in master classes and concerts.
Gabriella Reyes (B.M. ΄16, voice), soprano, headlined the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series, for which she was featured in the June 25 issue of The New Yorker. Reyes made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in September 2018.
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Eliza Kelley (B.F.A. ΄21, contemporary theater) participated in the Ko Festival of Performance in Amherst, Massachusetts as an intern and actor in a coproduced show Ok Ok by Katie Pearl.
