Please see Filling In Your Application For UK Conservatoires via UCAS for further assistance with this process.
Until specified otherwise, these requirements also apply for auditions in future years. Some audition requirements may change, so please check back here regularly.
Please contact the Admissions Team or the Royal Academy Opera administrator if you have any queries.
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).
Then:
25 October, midday UK time:
No recordings are required for in-person candidates because there is no pre-screening.
The aria recordings do not have to be in a single 'take' but should be from the same recording session.
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.
You should prepare four contrasting operatic arias in a variety of languages, one of which must be sung in English or English translation.
In-person auditions (round one) take place at the Academy on 5 & 6 December and 9 to 12 December (round one).
In-person recalls (round two) will be at the Academy on 13 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 the week commencing 11 November and we will tell you if you have been selected for recall.
The recall panel will be at the end of the week of 9 December, the 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.
You are not required to submit written work for this course.
UCAS application deadline: 10 January 2025, midday UK time.
The course code is 909F.
Round One of the assessment process is by video upload into Acceptd (Postgraduate Application / Royal Academy Opera - Repetiteur), the upload deadline is 17 January 2025, midday 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 2025.
You are not required to submit academic written work or a Specialist Proposal for this course application.
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.
