2022-2023 Academic Catalog

Offered in: Chicago

The Professional Diploma in Opera is a collaborative program offered in cooperation with the Chicago Opera Theater. It is a two-year post-baccalaureate certificate program that provides singers and pianists of exceptional career promise continued guidance in their development as artists. 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 skill and background in the operatic repertory.

Program participants are guaranteed to receive professionally compensated experience as Young Artists with Chicago Opera Theater.

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.

Requirements

The diploma consists of 24 credit hours and is considered a full-time program. During both the first and second years, students will take voice lessons, performance classes, and private musical and dramatic coaching. Students will also function as Young Artists at 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.

The minimum passing grade in Applied Music 451-454 is B-.

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.