A master of opera curriculum may include classes that enhance traditional vocal and performance training as well as provide practical experience in staged operatic productions. Additional electives may include foreign language study, entrepreneurship for opera singers and movement for singers.

Master-level studies involve specialized study in a field of research or an area of professional practice. Earning a master’s degree demonstrates a higher level of mastery of the subject.
Earning a master’s degree can take anywhere from a year to three or four years. Before you can graduate, you usually must write and defend a thesis, a long paper that is the culmination of your specialized research.