Faculty News
Opera Superstar, Bard Conservatory Vocal Arts Program Director Stephanie Blythe Plans Concert Tribute to Lyricist Johnny Mercer
Stephanie Blythe, world-renowned mezzo-soprano and artistic director of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, will kick off the San Diego Opera’s 2021–22 season on Saturday, October 23 with a tribute to lyricist Johnny Mercer. Mercer cowrote more than 1,500 songs in his half-century career, helping to create the Great American Songbook of the 20th century. “He was known as the king of lyrics and he worked with many of the best composers because he was such a great collaborator,” Blythe says in this interview. More >
Interview: Bard Economist Pavlina Tcherneva Talks with Thomas Piketty
Associate Professor of Economics Pavlina Tcherneva interviews French economist Thomas Piketty as part of the first-ever Global Forum on Democratizing Work, a project of the Open Society University Network’s Economic Democracy Initiative. Tcherneva and Piketty discuss how the #democratizingwork movement resonates with Piketty’s work on wealth inequality and the future of capitalism. “Human beings are not simple resources and human wellbeing cannot be governed by market forces alone,” says Tcherneva. More >
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- Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins Named Joint Winner of the 2021 Sharon Stephens Book Prize
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