Young Artists' Programme

At the National Opera Studio, we offer one of the world’s most formative experiences for young opera singers and répétiteurs who are about to take the biggest step of all into a fully professional career. Working closely with our partner opera companies, we take the utmost care to select singers with the greatest potential and provide them with a nine-month programme that includes, at its heart, exposure to a great range the skills needed to be an opera singer working at the highest level.

Our programme supports twelve singers and four répétiteurs each year. That helps us give our full attention to every person as well as to the collective. The balance between individual work while creating a company ethos is central to what we do. 

I would not be where I am today were it not for the great start I was given at the National Opera Studio. It is the unsung hero of opera in Britain - an incredible place, staffed by extraordinary people, achieving wonderful things. The unique experience of training at the National Opera Studio is the greatest gift you can give a young singer

Lesley Garrett
NOS Alumna (1989/90)

Header image: © NOS 2018. Photograph by Roger Way

Find out more about our programme and how to apply