Master of Music (Opera Performance)

The Master of Music (Opera Performance) is a professional training program offering elite-level training for opera singers and repetiteurs, at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Australia's oldest and most prestigious music institution.

Led by internationally renowned teachers with strong industry connections in the areas of opera, art song and early music performance, this course will connect you to the largest community of music students and academics in Australia.

This course is all about learning the craft of being an opera singer - doing, reflecting, and enacting a wide range of skills in a variety of repertoires. The two-year program includes intensive studies in vocal coaching, lyric diction for Italian, French and German language for opera, ensemble singing, role development, as well as acting and music performance research.

Students will have the opportunity to prepare specific roles and be actively engaged in performance opportunities - both in house and through industry placements with professional opera companies, in Australia and internationally.

With a focus on the Opera Performance Practicum, you will undertake intensive coaching on repetitoire, role development, and stage work.

Course Structure

24 months full-time.

This is a 200 credit point program in four areas: Opera Performance Practicum, Core Skills in Opera, Research Studies and Supporting Studies.

This course includes specialist training provided to students through vocational placement in a professional opera company (e.g. Victorian Opera or Pinchgut Opera), or through performance in one of the University's in-house opera productions.

Upon completion of the program, graduates can select to undertake further study in one of our research master degrees.