Opera Audition Requirements

Until specified otherwise, these requirements also apply for auditions in future years. Some audition requirements may change, so please check back here regularly.

All candidates must submit a UCAS Conservatoires application and also an Acceptd application profile.

Please contact the Admissions Team or the Royal Academy Opera administrator if you have any queries.

Opera

2 October, 6pm UK time:

Deadline for all candidates for London or Video auditions to submit their UCAS Conservatoires application (we do not audition for Opera at our international centres).

2 October, 6pm UK time:

• Deadline for candidates for Video auditions to submit their application profile in the Acceptd portal, details are on our video auditions page.
  You will need to create a profile in the Acceptd portal, into which you put your referee contact details and upload:
  • Two contrasting operatic arias in different languages
  • The list of all four arias you have prepared
  • Your current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Your spoken English introduction

The aria recordings do not have to be in a single 'take' but should be from the same recording session.

31 October, midday UK time:

• Deadline for London in-person candidates to submit their application profile in the Acceptd portal, with:
  • The list of your four arias

No recordings are required for in-person candidates because there is no pre-screening.

All candidates:

• If you also wish to be considered for postgraduate Vocal Studies (Master's level study) please add a choice in your UCAS Conservatoires profile for the Vocal Studies course, and you will also need to create a separate Vocal Studies choice in Acceptd with the appropriate repertoire and any written requirements for that course choice. There is a separate audition panel for entry to the Vocal Studies department.

Repertoire

You should prepare four contrasting operatic arias in a variety of languages, one of which must be sung in English or English translation.

AUDITION AND RECALL

In-person auditions (round one) take place at the Academy in the first two weeks of December 2025

In-person recalls (round two) will be at the Academy on 12 December.

Video candidates have a video round and a recall: you will need to create an application profile in the Acceptd portal as detailed above.

You will be contacted in early November and we will tell you if you have been selected for recall.

The recall panel will select one aria from the remaining two arias in your list. You will choose the second aria, which can be from your first submission, or it can be the fourth aria.

ACADEMIC WRITTEN REQUIREMENTS

You are not required to submit written work for this course.

REPETITEUR

UCAS application deadline: 14 January 2026, 18:00 UK time.

The course code is 909F.

Assessment

Round One of the assessment process is by video upload into Acceptd (Postgraduate Application / Royal Academy Opera - Repetiteur), the upload deadline is 14 January 2026, 18:00 UK time.

You should prepare two ensemble scenes, with at least three main characters, from two operas and be able to play them and sing in the vocal lines as far as possible.
Also you should include your Spoken English introduction (see 'How to prepare your recording' on our Video auditions page)

The recall round for candidates selected from Round One will be in March 2026.

Written requirements

You are not required to submit academic written work or a Specialist Proposal for this course application.

Application Fee

We assess everyone who applies on time and pays their application and assessment fee.

Information on the assessment fee and waivers can be found on the application pages of our website, please click on the link below.

Further information about auditions can also be found on the auditions page.