Boston Conservatory at Berklee is recognized for its top-tier vocal training. With a nurturing community of teachers and peers, and a forward-thinking curriculum that is continually evolving, our voice and opera programs will help you grow as a professional singer and as a whole artist for the 21st-century stage. Additionally, the Voice/Opera Department offers graduate degrees in vocal pedagogy and choral conducting.

WATCH: Student Bizhou Chang performs "Mi chiamano Mimì" from Giacomo Puccini's opera 'La Bohème.'

Programs

  • B.M.
    Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance
    Four-Year Program
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  • M.M.
    Master of Music in Opera Performance
    Two-Year Program
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  • M.M.
    Master of Music in Voice Performance
    Two-Year Program
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  • P.S.C.
    Professional Studies Certificate in Voice Performance
    One-Year Program
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  • G.P.D.
    Graduate Performance Diploma in Opera Performance
    Two-Year Program
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  • G.P.D.
    Graduate Performance Diploma in Voice Performance
    Two-Year Program
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Student Spotlight

Singing for Opera Great Karen Slack

Opera student Kayla Kovacs (M.M. '24) reflects on performing for Met Opera soprano Karen Slack in a master class at the Conservatory.

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By the Numbers

  • 65 voice/opera undergraduates
  • 55 voice/opera graduates
  • 25 voice/opera faculty

“The faculty refine our instruments, guide us, and encourage us to blossom. This is not just ‘college opera’; this is a professional-quality operatic experience." —Vanessa Becerra (M.M. ’14, Opera Performance)

WATCH: Students Amy Onyonyi and Imani Francis perform Hall Johnson's spiritual "Scandalize My Name," accompanied by staff accompanist and Conservatory alum I-Ying Lin.

Featured Story

Expanding the Historical Record

Assistant Professor of Voice Stephen Spinelli reflects on the role of research in elevating historically erased musical legacies.

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