The course consists of musical coaching, singing lessons and seminars around the own project as well as work with a director.

General entry requirements for studies at second cycle level, that is studies at first cycle level.

Specific entry requirements:

• English 5 or the equivalent
• Bachelor or University degree in Classical Singing or Opera, at least 180 credits or equivalent 
• Pass on the qualification test in Opera

  
  Assessment criteria for qualification test

  Eligible: the applicant demonstrate:   

• advanced technical vocal ability
• good ability to perform music dramatically 
  
  Unqualified: the applicant who does not meet the assement criteria

If you don’t fulfil the formal entry requirements for the programme you may apply for recognition of prior learning, in other words that the knowledge and competence you have acquired through other activities are assessed as the equivalent of the formal merits that are required. Submit your application for recognition of prior learning with your application for the programme.

You may also apply for an exemption/a waiver, that allows you to proceed to the selection process even though you don’t meet the general admission requirements. Submit your application for an exemption/a waiver together with your application.

Read more about how you can show that you meet the entry requirements (that you are eligible).

Start your application early! Don’t delay in submitting your application! You may run into trouble if you wait until the last day and your internet connection happens to be down, or you find that your files are in the wrong format. You will not be able to apply once the last date for applications has passed. Keep in mind that your application needs to be turned in by 23.59 (Swedish time).

Apply to the course via universityadmissions.se

You apply to the course in two steps

1. Apply to the course via universityadmissions.se.     
Last day for application: 15 October 2025.
Please note! Choose “Spring 2026” if you search for the course at universityadmissions.se.

Please note that you need to submit supporting documents showing that you meet the entry requirements via universityadmissions.se under My pages/Documents/Documents/Provide educational documents.
Last day to submit supporting documentation: 29 October 2025. NB! SKH:s date is an earlier date then the general date communicated on universityadmission.se.

2. Submit your worksample via Varbi (according to instructions below)
Last day to submit worksamples to be part of the selection: 15 October 2025.

Important dates for your application 

- Last day for applications: 15 October2025.
Please note! Choose “Sprig 2026” if you search for the course at universityadmissions.se.

- Last day to submit supporting documentation for entry requirements: 29 October 2025. NB! Stockholm University of the Arts' date is an earlier date then the general date communicated on universityadmission.se.

- Last day to pay the application fee or prove that you are not required to pay the fees: 29 October 2025 (read more under Application and tuition fees below). Submit passport/identification card on universityadmissions.se under My Pages/Documents/Provide identity documents.

- Admission results 1: Published on My pages on universityadmissions.se 10 December 2025. 

- Last day to reply to possible course offer: 15 December 2025.  

- Admission results 2: Published on My pages on universityadmissions.se 18 December 2025.

Instructions for work samples

You need to submit the following work samples via Varbi in order to be part of the selection to this education. For this course, work samples are also part of the entry requirements. Only files uploaded in the current admission round can be considered for selection and eligibility test.

If you have used AI tools/AI techniques to produce or process video, image, audio or text in any of your artistic works or submitted work samples, we expect you to disclose and describe your use and production process. 

The purpose of the work samples is to assess the technical vocal abilities and musical musical dramatic abilities of applicants.

Assessment criteria

Eligible: the applicant demonstrate:   

• advanced technical vocal ability
• good ability to perform musical drama

Unqualified: the applicant does not meet the assement criteria  

Worksamples

1. State your voice type

2. Project idea: Write your project idea for this course. Write in English. Maximum 1 A4-page, approximately 4000 characters incl. blanks.

3. State your repertoire: Two recorded arias and three more to be performed if you are selected to the additional test at Stockholm University of Art.

4. Film: Upload a film where you perform the two opera arias/pieces.(Max 150 Mbit). Use Mp4, mov or avi. You may need to resize the video before uploading it. 
Read more here about reduce video size and What is Bitrate.

5. Audio file: Upload an uncompressed audio file where you sing the same opera arias/pieces as on the film.

6. Biography: Upload a description of relevant professional experience that is in line with your expectations of the education. The biography must be written in English. Maximum 1 A4-page, approximately 4000 characters incl. blanks.

7. Certificates: Upload certificates supporting your biography. Please use pdf.

Proceed as follow to upload work samples via Varbi:

• Register by providing name and e-mail address.
• Fill in you contact information.
• Please note! Fill in the application number you received when submitting your application to the course via universityadmissions.se.
• Submit the requested documents/files.
• Please name the document/file with content and your name for example: Biography_ first name_ family name.

Confirmation that you have submitted your work samples via Varbi

When you've submitted your work samples you will receive a confirmation to the e-mail address that you’ve stated. If you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail, you should first check your spam filter. If the confirmation e-mail is not there, contact Varbi's technical support.

E-mail: support@varbi.com 
Phone: +46 520 580 050 (weekdays 08:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30).

If there are more eligible applicants than available places, a selection is made. Selection is based on a joint assessment of the submitted documentation.

In the assessment we especially consider prior education and knowledge, work experiences or other experiences, especially artistic experience/activities that focus on, and have a relationship to, the contents of the course.

Eligible applicants are then ranked on the basis of:

• Vocal technical ability
• The applicant's ability to perform music dramatically with a focus on and connection to the course content.

Ranking will be based on the same work sample portfolio as the assessment of qualifications.

If you are a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. Some other groups are also exempt from the requirement to pay application and study fees.

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, another EU or EEA country or or Switzerland you are required to pay application and tuition fees. The level of the study fees depends on which course/programme they are for, and the level is set in order to cover the actual costs of the course/programme in question. SKH has some possibilities of offering scholarships that cover the study fees for programmes.

If you are required to pay an application fee, the Swedish Council for Higher Education needs to receive your payment by the last date for paying the application fee. The application fee is SEK 900. If you are required to pay the application fee and the Swedish Council for Higher Education has not received your payment by the last date for paying the tuition fee, they will not process your application. Read more here.

The tuition fee for non EU/EES citizens is 321 000 SEK. The application fee is SEK 900 for non EU/EES citizens.

Read more about tuition fees and scholarships.