3rd level - Opera singing

POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST COURSE IN OPERA SINGING – 3rd LEVEL

“This Course represents a unique opportunity in Italy. Two years after its launch, we can certainly reaffirm the value of our original educational approach, aimed at guiding students to reach the artistic maturity that a professional career in opera requires. Alongside opera singing teachers with wide experience on prestigious stages all over the world, students are supported by professional teachers of stagecraft, as well as world-famous agents and a dedicated career office: all these factors together create the ideal environment for opera training at the highest possible level. To all this is now added the value of a collaboration with the Teatro Regio Torino for internships which further enriches the pathway by offering students direct contact with the production excellence of opera.” 

       Laura Richaud, Artistic Director of the Fondazione Accademia di Musica

TOWARDS A CAREER IN OPERA

Our two-year postgraduate course specialising in opera singing (3rd university cycle) is the only course of its kind in the world of advanced music training in Italy. It was created in 2024 as the result of a partnership between two foundations, the Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti and the Fondazione Accademia di Musica, and in homage to the great tradition of the Canto Lirico Italiano, declared part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. The collaboration has been set up in order to offer young opera singers a new training opportunity, enabling them to develop their talent and hone their skills. The course is seen as a process that will help them to transition and mature, as they prepare for a career performing or teaching opera singing.
The major new development for the 2026/28 academic biennium is the launch of potential internships in collaboration with the Fondazione Teatro Regio Torino, an opportunity designed to enable students to gain first-hand experience of the day-to-day operations of one of the most important opera houses in Italy and Europe, complementing their academic studies with practical, on-the-job experience.
The qualification is recognised by the MUR – Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca / MUR – Universitaly) with a value of 3 points in applications for public teaching positions. Our teaching staff are all renowned singers in the field of opera, and there will also be contributions from guest artists from the most prestigious opera companies in the world.

DEGREE RECOGNISED BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

 

Students who complete the Specialist courses will be awarded a qualification recognised by the Ministry (MIUR | MUR/Universitaly) as equivalent to that awarded by other schools offering Specialist degrees, Corso di Specializzazione (D.L. 31/1/2006). To be eligible to apply for the course candidates must possess a second level degree in music from a university-level school of music (Conservatoires and ex IMPs), or from an institute of higher education authorised to award certificates of Advanced Studies in Art, Music and Dance (as per Italian law ex art. 11 DPR 8 July 2005, no.212), or certification or a qualification from another country which is legally recognised as equivalent.

 

3 POINTS IN COMPETITIONS FOR TEACHING POSITIONS

 

The 3rd level postgraduate degree conferred by the Accademia di Musica on completion of our Postgraduate Specialist Course in Musical Performance is officially recognised by MIUR Italian Ministry of Education and Research as having a value of 3 points in any public competition for a teaching position in a higher education institute of music and dance performance.

 

Così come disposto dal decreto ministeriale 1° giugno 2017, n 374, la cui tabella A al punto D6 riconosce un punteggio per i ‘diplomi di specializzazione universitaria’, anche la nota MIUR 9 giugno 2011, prot. 3154, riconosce, al punto 2 dei titoli artistico-culturali e professionali, un punteggio per i diplomi di specializzazione rilasciati da università, a cui è equiparato il titolo rilasciato dalla nostra Accademia. Trattando la nota 3154 di graduatorie d’istituto delle istituzioni AFAM, il punteggio per i diplomi di specializzazione universitaria, cui il nostro titolo è equipollente, è pari a Punti 3.

INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED TEACHERS


OPERA SINGING

COMMON LESSONS:

  • Stagecraft, movement and diction workshop, history and analysis of repertoire: Laura Cosso
  • Law: Lucia Maggi
  • Agents and professional opera business (In the past courses taught by Alessandro Ariosi / Ariosi Management, Saverio Clemente / InArt, Francescantonio Pollice / CIDIM – AIAM)

ARTISTIC COMMITTEE

INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHOD

 

The aim of the course is to enable the student to begin or to consolidate a career performing or teaching opera singing. The study pathway is designed for students of singing who have already completed a second level 2-year postgraduate degree (or old programme Conservatoire degree course) who wish to specialise and develop professional skills.

Singing teachers who perform with the most prestigious opera companies in the world, guarantee that students will be exposed to a great variety of approaches to interpretation and aesthetics.

The innovative teaching methodology is rooted in the synergy created between the teachers of singing and of repertoire, acting and stagecraft, which results in a course aimed at training the singer-actor. The course also offers additional subects that give students the essential skills and information needed to manage their professional career.

A TWO-YEAR PATHWAY

 

The course of study lasts for two years and combines individual singing lessons with group lessons for complementary subjects. Both take place on a monthly basis at the Accademia di Musica.

 

For the 2026/28 academic biennium the potential internships in collaboration with the Fondazione Teatro Regio Torino, an opportunity that allows students to experience first-hand the everyday workings of one of Italy and Europe’s leading opera houses, complementing their academic training with hands-on, real-world experience.

 

Personalised study paths, professional opportunities created specifically for each student and concert/performance opportunities at important music institutions complete the 360-degree introduction to the opera profession today.

 

INFO AND APPLICATIONS:

 

Enrolment is now open for the 2026/28 Opera Singing Course
Deadline: 10/11/2026.

The enrolment form, study patway, entry requirements, fees and enrolment procedures are available here:


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For any further information see the course page or: specializzazione@accademiadimusica.it

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