Overview

About this Degree

Performance, Vocal, Choral and Opera students at California State University Fullerton receive a specialized yet comprehensive education while preparing for careers as performers, teachers and conductors. Classical Singer Magazine has recognized the Opera Theatre and vocal programs for excellence in training young singers for professional operatic careers.

Vocal Program

Private lessons in voice are the core of each of the study programs and are solely taught by members of our well-respected faculty. The program also includes courses in vocal literature, vocal pedagogy, art song, opera literature and foreign-language diction. Students receive individual attention and perform frequently in recitals and master classes.

Opera Program:

Each fall CSUF Opera Theatre presents a program of opera excerpts and one-act operas. Each spring semester, fully staged operatic productions with orchestra are mounted, which have included Elixir of Love, Candide, La Bohème, Street Scene, Magic Flute, Die Fledermaus, The Crucible, Le nozze di Figaro and Gianni Schicchi.

Choral Program:

CSUF boasts four outstanding choral ensembles: the University Singers, Concert Choir, The Singing Titans (TTBB) and Titan Voices (SSAA), conducted by acclaimed faculty members. The ensembles regularly tour internationally, performing at numerous national and regional conventions and with major orchestras including the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Choral conducting classes are available at the undergraduate level, with advanced conducting seminars and private lessons available at the graduate level.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Study in Music
Seminar in Music of the Renaissance
Seminar in Music of the Romantic Period

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-02 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fullerton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

The entering graduate student will have completed an undergraduate music degree with voice as the primary instrument. Prior solo recital experience is expected but not required; a “senior recital,” as well as a “junior recital” program from the applicant’s undergraduate study should be documented by a recording and program.

Applicants must have completed undergraduate level language courses in at least two of three target languages (Italian, German, French), as well as the equivalent of three semesters of diction for singers (English, Italian, German, French). Opportunity is given to make up deficiencies but such courses cannot be applied to the Master’s degree.

Tuition Fees

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16128 USD / year

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16128 USD / year

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16128 USD / year

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Living costs

Fullerton

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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About this Degree

Vocal Program

Opera Program:

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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