The Juilliard School, informally referred to as Juilliard, is a conservatory located in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and adjacent to the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet and the New York City Opera. Established in 1905, it is today widely regarded as the most prestigious in the U.S. and one of the world's leading music, drama and dance schools.