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  MA Advanced Opera Performance


Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama    Postgraduate Courses

Full time September MA 2 years full-time
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The MA Advanced Opera Performance programme is designed to equip aspiring opera performers with the necessary skills and knowledge for a successful career in the industry. With a focus on professional training, students receive one-to-one singing lessons, repertoire coaching, and tuition in Italian, French, and German. The programme also covers stagecraft, movement, and dance, as well as dramatic and interpretative skills. Students have the opportunity to perform in fully staged operas and present opera scenes from various eras. Entry is by audition, and applicants should demonstrate a high level of performance ability. International students must meet the College's English language requirements.

About the course

Storytelling through music and drama is at the heart of this intensive, personalised training, shaped by hands-on industry experience and guided by eminent teachers, performers and practitioners from the international world of opera.

The David Seligman Opera School

In association with WNO, the Opera School provides enhanced opportunities for students to work with, and learn from, leading international artists and practitioners.

As one of the leading advanced opera training programmes in the UK our students are immersed in an unparalleled learning environment, where the concept of ‘company’ is at the heart of our ethos.

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Entry Requirements

Entry is by audition and candidates should be able to demonstrate a level of performance ability appropriate for professional training. Minimum entry requirements usually include a 2:1 degree in music or an equivalent qualification, although the College is able to consider applications from people without formal qualifications if they have an exceptional level of ability, practical experience, and a good understanding of the opera profession.

International applicants whose first language is not English will need to demonstrate that their English language ability meets the College’s minimum requirements.




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Student Profile

Jessica Robinson

This year Opera graduate Jessica Robinson became the first Welsh finalist of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 20 years.

As well as her operatic performances with WNO and Longborough Festival Opera among others, she is a regular soloist in oratorio and concert performances around the UK and has performed around the world. She also works with the Forget-me-Not chorus, supporting people with dementia.

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