The University of Nebraska–Lincoln was chartered as a land-grant university on February 15, 1869, to create opportunity for the state of Nebraska. A proud member of the Big Ten Conference, the Big Ten Academic Alliance, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), Nebraska is classified within the Carnegie “R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity” category. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
UNL Opera’s touring production of Puccini’s La Bohème, bringing classic grand opera to communities across Nebraska with featured stops at the Friend Opera House and The Golden Husk Theatre.
William Shomos and Jared Hiscock co-developed a new musical adaptation of Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself. Out of Whitman’s 1350 lines of poetry, Hiscock and Shomos conceptualized and forged a libretto of just under 200 lines. The text was then set to music by composer-artist Philip Daniel. Scored for three baritones (Shomos, Hiscock, and Brandon Bell) with acoustic and synthesized keyboards, the style merges classical elements, minimalist soundscapes, cinematic qualities, and improvisation. The 45-minute work’s world premiere was launched on May 25, 2024 as the closing performance of the 2024 Salt Creek Song Festival in Ashland, Nebraska.