The Grinnell College Class of 2024 is preparing for a milestone event on May 20 — their Commencement celebration. For many students, this marks their first taste of a traditional graduation ceremony, a rite of passage denied to them during the challenges of 2020.

From the graduating class of Edith Renfrow Smith in 1937 to the vibrant ceremonies of today, each year’s Commencement has been a special intersection of achievement, reflection, and aspiration.

During the 2024 Commencement ceremony, the College will bestow honorary degrees upon distinguished scholars in law, science, and humanities.

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Grinnell College will stream Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” on June 3 as part of the Met’s 2022-23 Live in HD…

Grinnell College will stream Wolfgang Amadeus ’s “Don Giovanni” on May 20 as part of the Met‘s 2022–23 Live in HD season.

Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” triumphantly premiered with the company to universal acclaim in 2021–22.

A dream cast assembles for Strauss’ grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal.

This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.