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Program Requirements:
Professional Studies Certificate in Opera


This two-year, nondegree program parallels the Master of Music course of study in opera. No undergraduate degree is required to enter the program and no degree is awarded upon completion. An individual curriculum will be designed by the head of the Vocal Studies Department together with the student to meet the singer's specific needs in language, musical skills, and coaching.



Curtis Holds
75th Annual Commencement

This weekend, The Curtis Institute of Music will hold its seventy-fifth annual Commencement exercises. Robert Capanna, executive director of Settlement Music School, will deliver the commencement address to the thirty-four graduating students.

At the ceremony, Mr. Capanna and Joseph M. Field, a longtime supporter of Curtis, will receive honorary Doctor of Music degrees.

Renowned pianists Seymour Lipkin ('47) and Abba Bogin ('49) will receive the Curtis Alumni Award, the highest honor the school confers on its alumni. Established in 2000, the award recognizes outstanding and long-term contribution to Curtis and exceptional contribution to the music world.

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