Master of Music (Field: Opera)

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Faculty of Music's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Applicants to the MMus program must hold a Bachelor of Music degree in the area of specialization from the University of Toronto with an average standing of mid-B or better over the final two years or an equivalent program and standing from another recognized university.

• Selected applicants must pass an audition.

• Two letters of reference commenting on the applicant's music performance ability, academic ability, and professional promise.

Program Requirements

• Coursework. Students must complete 7.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4200Y Critical Approaches to Music History, taken in Year 1

  • 0.5 FCE: MUS4210H Introduction to Music Analysis

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4444Y⁰ Applied Music I

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4445Y⁰ Applied Music II

  • 1.0 FCE: MUS4513Y Operatic Repertory, taken in Year 2

  • 2.0 FCEs: MUS4900Y Operatic Studies I and MUS4901Y Operatic Studies II

  • 0.5 FCE: elective chosen from a specified list approved by the department.

• Performance in operatic productions will be evaluated by a committee and assigned grades under MUS4966Y⁰ Operatic Roles I (1.0 FCE) and MUS4988Y⁰ Operatic Roles II (1.0 FCE).

Program Length

6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F/W/S)

Time Limit

3 years full-time

⁰ Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.