The Juilliard School has announced the creation of the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts at Juilliard, established with a generous $10 million gift from long-time Juilliard supporters and opera lovers, Ellen and James S. Marcus. Their gift helps support new and expanded opportunities for all Juilliard voice students, with a part of it specifically supporting Juilliard's program for its most advanced singers, those working toward the Artist Diploma in Opera Studies, but the majority earmarked for the School's master– and bachelor–level programs in voice.