1. Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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  4. MA in Opera Making & Writing

MA in Opera Making & Writing

1 Year On Campus Masters Program

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Program Overview

This Masters programme allows composers and writers to focus on how new opera is created, developed and performed, and is delivered in association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.This Masters programme allows composers and writers to focus on how new opera is created, developed and performed. Part of an exciting partnership between Guildhall School and the Royal Opera House, the programme centres around the creation of a 25-minute chamber opera which is fully staged in Milton Court Studio Theatre. The programme admits three composers and three writers each year. During an initial induction module, students pair up into composer-writer teams. Each team develops a short opera scene, before going on to create full chamber operas. Two smaller projects allow you to follow your own creative pathway: in poetry, prose, dramatic or film script (writers), and in vocal or instrumental/ electronic works (composers). 

Program Key Stats

£25720 (Annual cost)
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Eligibility Criteria


7.0

Additional Information & Requirements

Composition Pathway Applicants should normally have obtained an upper second class honours undergraduate degree in music with a composition specialism, or international equivalent. However, graduates in a different discipline will be considered provided the quality of their composition is equivalent to the expected academic standards for this FHEQ level 7 programme. Writing Pathway Applicants should normally have obtained an upper second class honours undergraduate degree in an arts subject, or international equivalent. However, graduates in a different discipline will be considered provided the quality of their writing portfolio is equivalent to the expected academic standards for this FHEQ level 7 programme. IELTS Overall score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.0 in all four skills (reading, listening, speaking, writing).

Career Options

  • Music Field

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