Short courses

Preparing for the Panel: Reimagining Auditions

Monday 22 July to Friday 26 July

This course is focused on your audition repertoire, and is designed to help you reimagine auditions, build your confidence, and examine your communication through critical and constructive self-analysis. Read more

Opera Intro Summer School

Monday 26 August to Friday 31 August

The Opera Intro Summer School is designed for young singers who are keen to learn more about what it takes to perform opera. You may be studying or about to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, however you will not have studied on a postgraduate opera course. Read more

Opera Intensive: Focus on Stagecraft

Monday 2 September to Friday 6 September

There is an increasing demand that as well as being excellent musicians, opera singers are also outstanding actors. The Opera Intensive short course will provide a basis to explore committed and high-quality singing combined with a meticulous exploration of stagecraft. Read more

Latest

The National Opera Studio Welcomes New Chair of Trustees

The board of the National Opera Studio (NOS) is delighted to announce the appointment of Nicholas Allan as its new chair, taking over from Sir Vernon Ellis who reaches the end of his term, having served as Chair since 2012.

Voices of Now: Pre-Performance Talk

Friday 7 June, 6.15pm

Join Michael McCarthy, director of Voices of Now, along with composers and music publishers for a discussion of the creative process and music for this year's contemporary scenes production.

Voices of Now: Scenes from contemporary operas

Friday 07 June, 7.30pm
Saturday 08 June, 3.00pm
Saturday 08 June, 7.30pm

The highlight of the National Opera Studio’s Young Artists’ Programme is the annual contemporary scenes production, this year directed by Michael McCarthy (Music Theatre Wales)

Preparing for the Panel: Reimagining Auditions

Applying to audition as a singer

Application procedures, auditions guidelines and frequently asked questions for applying to the Young Artists' Programme as a singer.

Current Young Artists

Find out about our highly-talented 2018/19 Young Artists, with individual biographies, and downloadable media.

Announcing the 2018/19 National Opera Studio Young Artists

We are delighted to announce our 2018/19 Young Artists, who will join the National Opera Studio's intensive nine-month Training Programme from September.

About the programme

Find out more about our intensive programme for singers and répétiteurs.

Current Vacancies

Join the National Opera Studio team, and play an integral role in securing the future of opera.

Diverse Voices

The National Opera Studio takes the lead, along with UK opera companies and training organisations, to create partnerships and initiatives that encourage more diversity on our opera stages.

Assistant Director Experience

Throughout our year, we engage several assistant directors on paid internships, to whom we can offer an on-the-job learning opportunity.

Who we are

The National Opera Studio exists to train talented young musicians to become the leading artists of their generation. We aim to make a significant contribution to the opera ecology and the wider creative and cultural life of the UK through the provision of top-quality professional training, and by our engagement and position in the sector.

Emily Gottlieb

Chief Executive

Applying to audition as a répétiteur

Application procedures, auditions guidelines and frequently asked questions for applying to our Young Artists' Programme as a répétiteur.