Offered in: Chicago

The Professional Diploma in Opera is a professional training program offered through a partnership with the Chicago Opera Theater. This two-year post-baccalaureate certificate program provides exceptional singers and pianists continued refinement of their artistic skills. It is intended for young singers with a significant level of vocal training and potential who seek an operatic career, and pianists with a significant level of language competency and background in operatic repertory.

Program participants are guaranteed to receive professionally compensated experience as Young Artists with Chicago Opera Theater, where they will understudy lead roles in current repertoire and perform small roles, chorus, ensemble and community engagement work as assigned by the artistic administration.

Program components include weekly voice lessons, vocal and dramatic coaching, seminars and masterclasses concentrating on audition preparation and other professional development topics.

Admission Requirements

Students who audition for the program must be admitted by the CCPA faculty for post-baccalaureate level study, and must also be deemed acceptable by the general director and music director of Chicago Opera Theater for its Young Artist Program. For additional information, consult the CCPA Admission and Audition Information web page.

Piano Course Requirements

Voice Course Requirements

Residency Requirement

A student must earn all credit hours toward this diploma at Roosevelt University.

Minimum Grade Requirements

B- is the minimum passing grade for all applied lessons (levels 451 - 454).
No juries or recitals are required.

A student must earn at least a GPA of 3.0 in all major subject area coursework.

This degree map charts a suggested pathway through all of your required courses. It is incumbent upon all students to fully comprehend curricular requirements and course schedules, and while it is feasible to chart an alternate pathway, it is highly recommended that you do so in close consultation with your academic advisor so as to determine a degree path appropriately tailored to your needs.

A full-time graduate course load comprises 9-13 credits per semester.

This degree map charts a suggested pathway through all of your required courses. It is incumbent upon all students to fully comprehend curricular requirements and course schedules, and while it is feasible to chart an alternate pathway, it is highly recommended that you do so in close consultation with your academic advisor so as to determine a degree path appropriately tailored to your needs.

A full-time graduate course load comprises 9-13 credits per semester.