Practice Change with Art
Arts Management and Entrepreneurship student tells the story of her country through music and collaboration.
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Develop your talent in a unique learning environment under the guidance of world-class faculty. New York City is at the crossroads of American music, and the faculty who teach at Mannes are active participants in the evolution of the future of music. At Mannes, you will find a mentor who will not only help you develop the advanced technique you need to compete in any setting but also nurture your creative self in a way that will help you chart your own path as a 21st-century artist.
Mannes is a unique place, one where you will find the flexibility and freedom to direct your development as a singer. Get rigorous classical training from a faculty of renowned and revolutionary performers, who will also help you find your place in the landscape of contemporary music in New York City.
You'll receive highly focused technical training in weekly private voice lessons, as well as opera coaching, language and diction classes, and vocal repertory electives on subjects such as American, Spanish, and Russian art song; German lieder; French mélodies; and Italian arias. You'll also benefit from master classes with visiting artists and music professionals, who support you as you polish your technique and make essential career connections.
Our Voice faculty includes a preeminent collection of musicians. You'll study with world-renowned artists who go to great lengths to support the growth of every young artist. The same can be said for the vocal coaching faculty. You'll also draw inspiration from star alums like international opera singers Frederica von Stade, Danielle de Niese, Yonghoon Lee, Nadine Sierra, and Olga Makarina.
With New York City as your classroom, you'll find ways to jump-start your career from the moment you set foot on campus. A remarkable range of performance opportunities awaits you. Opera productions run the gamut from standard works of Mozart and Verdi—performed with The Mannes Orchestra—to contemporary and experimental works such as Philip Glass' The Fall of the House of Usher and Robert Ashley's Dust.
You may find yourself performing chamber music in the Mannes Sounds Festival or contemporary works with the Mannes American Composers Ensemble. Musical theater flourishes at the College of Performing Arts, allowing you to collaborate with students from the School of Drama and the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. Explore, discover, choose, experiment, and define yourself as an artist. Throughout New York City, find new, inspired ways to expand who you are as an artist and performer and benefit from the opportunity to learn and perform with some of the world's leading musicians.
Perform at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, apprentice with members of the Orchestra of St. Luke's, join the Martha Graham Dance Company in riveting productions, and take the stage with The Mannes Opera. Experience firsthand what it's like to be a working musician in one of the most vibrant music scenes in the world.
Don't just learn how to play your instrument; learn how to perform. Develop your artistry alongside peers from the College of Performing Arts, Parsons, and across The New School by creating multidisciplinary projects with theater directors, designers, and media students. Record an album with jazz students. Make new work with actors, writers, and directors. You'll never run out of opportunities to grow and showcase your talent in new and original ways.
Today's artists are makers and doers. Performers are composers, composers are improvisers, musicians are changemakers. At Mannes, you can develop your artistry through a curriculum that goes far beyond that of the traditional conservatory. In courses like The Stone Workshops, Improv Artists Lab, and The Digital Revolution, you'll have the opportunity to play alongside boundary-breaking artists and award-winning faculty members. Take courses that will challenge you to make music in new and inspired ways.
Arts Management and Entrepreneurship student tells the story of her country through music and collaboration.
Arts Management and Entrepreneurship student tells the story of her country through music and collaboration.

Dr. Michal Tal is one of Israel’s most distinguished and influential musicians. She is the recipient of the Frank Pelleg Lifetime Achievement Award for sustained artistic contribution at the highest level, presented by the Ministry of Culture (2024)Her multifaceted career spans three continents and includes numerous performances and recordings as both soloist and chamber musician. She is regularly invited to festivals, masterclasses, and teaching residencies, and serves as adjudicator at competitions at leading festivals and conservatories worldwide.Dr. Tal educates the next generation of piano teachers at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music (Tel Aviv University).She initiated and directed the “Young Piano” program at the Jerusalem Music Centre. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of PianoWebFest, the international online piano festival, PianoFest Arad, and the “Tav HaNegev” association.

The New York City premiere of It Takes a Life, a documentary film by director Joe Sabia exploring the life and career of Alan Walker. Featuring reflections from Alan Walker on his monumental biography of Franz Liszt, presented on Liszt’s birthday — October 22, 2026.

What does resistance sound like? Nearly 90 years after it was written, Sir Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time continues to ask urgent questions about fear, injustice, division, and hope. Written in response to the rise of fascism in Europe and the violence of Kristallnacht in 1938, Tippett’s powerful oratorio for chorus and orchestra draws on African American spirituals. For Tippett, these songs expressed a universal truth: even in the face of injustice, the human spirit endures. For this one-night performance, singers from the New York Choral Society (NYCHORAL) will join the Mannes Orchestra conducted by David Hayes, with an acclaimed cast of soloists from the Mannes faculty: Laquita Mitchell, William Burden, Margaret Lattimore and Stephen Powell. Presented one week before the 2026 midterm elections, this performance invites audiences to reflect on where we have been, where we are, and the future we want to create. More than a concert, A Child of Our Time is a reminder of the power of music to bear witness, challenge injustice, and bring people together. "We are thrilled to partner with Mannes School of Music on this extraordinary performance. Bringing together the New York Choral Society’s volunteer singers with Mannes' exceptional orchestra, acclaimed voice faculty, and rising young artists is exactly the kind of collaboration that makes New York's cultural community so extraordinary. To perform a work as profound and urgently relevant as A Child of Our Time in David Geffen Hall is an incredible privilege. At a moment when many of us are searching for connection and hope, Tippett reminds us that music has the power to bear witness, challenge injustice, and bring people together. This performance lives at the intersection of art, resistance, and our shared humanity, and I can't imagine a more meaningful way to open our season." — Ellen PutneyMoore, Executive Director, New York Choral Society ABOUT THE NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETYThe New York Choral Society (NYCHORAL) is The Voice of the City—more than 150 auditioned volunteer singers representing every borough, profession, generation, and socio-economic background that make New York unlike anywhere else in the world. Founded in 1960, NYCHORAL is entering its 69th season with a chorus that is younger than ever: today, more than half of its singers are under the age of 35, proving that the future of choral music is already here.By day, our singers are physicians, teachers, attorneys, baristas, nonprofit leaders, engineers, artists, students, and retirees. Together, they create extraordinary performances that reflect the city they call home. Through bold programming that pairs classical masterworks with contemporary voices and ideas, NYCHORAL explores the issues shaping our world while honoring the traditions that brought us here.At NYCHORAL, we believe choral music isn't a museum piece, it's one of the most immediate ways people can come together to explore difficult questions, celebrate our shared humanity, and experience the transformative power of singing with one voice.ABOUT MANNES ORCHESTRAKnown for their bold and adventurous programming, and led by maestro David Hayes, Mannes Orchestra has been hailed by The New York Times as an orchestra whose quality is “a revelation,” and for its “intensity of focus.” The orchestra performs a multitude of concerts each season at venues including Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, John L. Tishman Auditorium at The New School, Carnegie Hall, and performances with Martha Graham Dance Company at New York City Center, and Mannes Opera at various venues throughout the city.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.