Professional Diploma in Opera
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-.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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REQUIREMENTS FOR PIANISTS: | ||
PERF 488 | DRAMATIC COACHING OF OPERA REPERTORY (four semesters) | 8 |
PIA 451 | PIANO (ARTIST DIPLOMA) | 4 |
PIA 452 | ARTIST DIPLOMA PIANO | 4 |
PIA 453 | ARTIST DIPLOMA PIANO | 4 |
PIA 454 | PIANO (ARTIST DIPLOMA) | 4 |
REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGERS: | ||
PERF 478 | OPERA VOCAL COACHING (four semesters) | 4 |
PERF 488 | DRAMATIC COACHING OF OPERA REPERTORY (four semesters) | 4 |
VOI 451 | VOICE (DIPLOMA LEVEL) | 4 |
VOI 452 | VOICE (DIPLOMA LEVEL) | 4 |
VOI 453 | VOICE (DIPLOMA LEVEL) | 4 |
VOI 454 | VOICE (DIPLOMA LEVEL) | 4 |
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.
Year 1 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
PIA 451 | 4 | PIA 452 | 4 |
PERF 488 | 2 | PERF 488 | 2 |
6 | 6 | ||
Year 2 | |||
Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
PIA 453 | 4 | PIA 454 | 4 |
PERF 488 | 2 | PERF 488 | 2 |
6 | 6 | ||
Total Credit Hours 24 |
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.
Year 1 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
VOI 451 | 4 | VOI 452 | 4 |
PERF 478 | 1 | PERF 478 | 1 |
PERF 488 | 1 | PERF 488 | 1 |
6 | 6 | ||
Year 2 | |||
Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
VOI 453 | 4 | VOI 454 | 4 |
PERF 478 | 1 | PERF 478 | 1 |
PERF 488 | 1 | PERF 488 | 1 |
6 | 6 | ||
Total Credit Hours 24 |