
Univ.-Prof. for Musical Dramatic Representation (musical)
Today's opera world places diverse demands on young singer-performers. With its high practical relevance in the context of professional opera productions, the specialized training in the master's program in opera & musical theatre offers the ideal foundation for a successful career start through intensive vocal, musical and scenic work.
Study & Examination Management
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Length
4 semesters / 120 ECTS credits
Language
German
Registration deadline
from February each year
to the dates
Admission examinations
summer semester each year
to the dates
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The aim of the Master's programme in Opera & Music Theatre is to enable students to develop their creative and reflective abilities to the fullest. It imparts a confident handling of musical material in all genres (instrumental, vocal and electronic music) and encourages openness in dealing with newly developing art forms.
The curriculum is competence-oriented. After completing the Master's programme in Opera and Music Theatre, students should be able to:
The four-semester master's program Opera & Music Theatre is modular in structure. A module is the combination of teaching and learning content into thematically and didactically meaningful units of study. The names and content descriptions (study objectives) of the individual modules, as well as the number of ECTS credits to be achieved for each module and the type of performance assessment are specified in the curriculum.
The module descriptions refer to the corresponding learning outcomes and competencies. The Master's program is a face-to-face program and cannot be offered - not even in parts - as a distance learning program. The courses from the Central Artistic Subject (ZKF) as well as the other Individual Artistic Teaching (KE) are designed to build on each other. Prerequisite for enrollment in courses from the ZKF or KE in each semester - with the exception of the first - is a positive evaluation of the previous semester.
Admission to the Master's programme Opera and Music Theatre requires the completion of a relevant Bachelor's programme (BA) or another equivalent programme at a recognised Austrian or foreign post-secondary educational institution (e.g. university, college) (§ 64 Abs. 3 UG 2002). Admission with a pedagogical degree such as teaching degree or instrumental & vocal pedagogy is NOT possible.
A prerequisite for admission to the degree programme is also the successful completion of the admission examination. For this, an online application is first required, during which the necessary documents are checked. An invitation to the entrance examination will only be sent after the complete documents have been checked.
ATTENTION:
Necessary documents for online registration
Form of the documents
The Admission Examination
The following partial examinations must be completed within the entrance examination:
A - Audition to determine artistic aptitude.
First round:
Possible intermediate round:
Second round:
If necessary, an interview with the examination board (discussion of motivation, background, previous studies, expectations or career prospects).
Note: In the case of a double application for MA Opera & Music Theatre and MA Lied and Oratorio, applicants will audition for each degree programme.
B- German language skills
After passing Partial Examination A, you will be admitted to Partial Examinations B-D (possibly in a different order). The repetition of the sub-examinations A-C in case of failure is not permitted. The admission examination can only be repeated in its entirety and only in the next academic year. The admission examination can be repeated an unlimited number of times.
Dates & time schedule
The dates of the admission examination as well as important deadlines can be found in the current schedule.
Time schedule:
Deviating examination method
Please note that the University Mozarteum Salzburg offers various support options for the admission examination and during your studies if you have a disability or a chronic illness.
If this applies to you and you would like to take advantage of counselling, please contact Claudia Haitzmann: claudia.haitzmann@moz.ac.at oder +43 676 88122 337.
Students of the Bachelor's programme are recommended to complete a semester abroad. Semesters 2 and 3 of the degree programme are particularly suitable for this. In addition to the subject-specific competences, the following qualifications can be acquired through a study period abroad:
The recognition of examinations taken during studies abroad as compulsory subjects, elective subjects or free elective subjects is carried out by the Director of Studies. The documents required for the assessment are to be submitted by the applicant immediately after the stay abroad.
Details at International Affairs.
A significant role for the study program is played by the connection to regional and supra-regional theatre institutions. This includes networking with cultural institutions in the city of Salzburg, cooperations with the Salzburg Festival and the Landestheatre Salzburg, the Philharmonie Bad Reichenhall, and collaboration with the University of Salzburg.
In addition, the university's international network offers a variety of opportunities for international exchange and encounters with other theatre cultures. Auditions for international cultural institutions are held regularly during the academic year. In recent years we have been able to offer auditions for the "Young Singers Project" of the Salzburg Festival, for "Scala di Milano", for the "Opera Studio of the Bavarian State Opera", among others. The performances of the department are regularly attended by cultural managers, artistic directors, casting directors and artists' agents. Numerous graduates of the master's degree program in Opera & Music Theatre have been placed directly in the theatre.
Here you can find more information about starting your studies: