Degree program, scholarship, tuition and admissions information, including graduate audition requirements and dates, is available online. If you have questions and can’t find the answers in the online materials, please contact the Graduate Admissions Coordinator.
Important Dates for 2022-23 Admission
Prescreening: An application to the University of Texas and a separate application to the Butler School of Music are both required.
- Application deadline for UT: December 1, 2022
- Prescreening Application for Butler School of Music Submission deadline: December 10, 2022
- Prescreening submissions for fall 2023 entry must be uploaded and submitted with the Butler School of Music application by December 10, 2022. Prescreening auditions are required for all voice and opera applicants.
Live Auditions in Austin
- Opera Directing and Coaching Auditions
January 27, 2023
February 3, 2023 - Opera Performance (Voice) Auditions
January 21, 2023
January 28, 2023
February 4, 2023
Graduate Degree Requirements
Master of Music in Opera Performance
Master of Music in Opera Coaching
Master of Music in Opera Directing
Master of Music in Vocal Performance
Doctor of Musical Arts in Opera Performance
Doctor of Musical Arts in Opera Coaching
Doctor of Musical Arts in Opera Directing
Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance
For more details, please visit the Graduate Degrees page on the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music website.