Auditions

Pre-Screening in Voice

Undergraduate Voice

For undergraduate applicants intending to audition in person at Peabody, a pre-screening video with three selections must be uploaded to DecisionDesk.  Of the three classical selections required, at least one should be in English and one in a foreign language. Selections must be memorized, and should show a variety of styles and tempi. 

Graduate Voice

A short video of two arias and a song (one in English) is required to be uploaded to DecisionDesk for pre-screening. See the detailed audition requirements for each program listed below.

Bachelor of Music

THREE pieces are required.

1. Please include one piece in English and one in a foreign language.
2. Show a variety of styles and tempi.
3. Must be memorized

*Please note the requirements below for the pianist/collaborator who will be playing for your audition.

Master of Music and Graduate Performance Diploma

TEN pieces are required.

1. Please include three foreign languages and English in this audition.
2. Please show a variety of styles and include operatic and/or oratorio arias and recitative.
3. Must be memorized (except oratorio and/or complicated repertoire of the 20th/21st century.
4. For the MM in Early Music, requirements follow those of the MM in Voice, except that four or five of the required ten selections must be written before 1800.

* Please note the requirements below for the pianist/collaborator who will be playing for the audition.

Graduate Performance Diploma in Opera

FIVE operatic arias and FIVE songs are required.

1. Please show a variety of styles in three foreign languages and English.
2. For Opera GPD, a video is required. Check the opera website for full information.

*Please note the requirements below for the pianist/collaborator who will be playing your audition.

Doctor of Musical Arts and Artist Diploma

A FULL RECITAL is required. (Approx. 50 minutes of music)

1. This recital should demonstrate excellence in programming.
2. Repertoire in three foreign languages and English are required.
3. Repertoire should demonstrate a variety of styles.

* Please note the requirements below for the pianist/collaborator who will be playing your audition.

*The following is required by the voice department for our pianists/collaborators:

1. Copies MUST be legible, with all notes on the page, lined up properly, and clear.
2. No FAX copies.
3. Xerox copies are permitted but must be in a binder (no loose pages)
4. The pianist reserves the right to refuse to play if the above is not adhered to. The voice faculty may decide not to hear the balance of the audition as a result.