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Classical Singing

Franz Liszt Academy of Music · Hungary

Classical Singing

Six-semester BA in classical singing taught in English at the Liszt Academy in Budapest; entry is a sung audition, with solfège, music theory and piano also examined.

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Where
BudapestHungary
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
Not published yet2026: apply 14 January–31 March
Admission
SelectiveAudition
EU/EEA fee
HUF 1,600,000 a year2 semesters
More facts
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

Not published yet2026: apply 14 January–31 March

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After most Hungarian deadlines. You apply on predicted grades and entrance exams, and upload the Diploma once you have it.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Hungary

What it is

Singing is your main subject, with individual voice lessons in English and group classes alongside. Voice degrees of this kind typically add solfege, music theory, music history, piano, language and diction work, and chamber or choral singing, and the six semesters build towards public performance of song and operatic repertoire. The BA is the foundation for master's tracks at the academy in opera or in oratorio and lied. Graduates usually continue to a master's before careers in opera, concert and ensemble singing and teaching.

What you need

  • Audition: Baroque, Viennese classical, romantic and two Hungarian songs, sight-learning of a piece and a prose text, and a drama exercise.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Zeneakadémia

Your IB Diploma is the school certificate, but BA applicants need an official Hungarian translation of it. English: TOEFL iBT 60, IELTS 5.0 or Cambridge 154. The audition decides, not IB grades.

Where it says so

Check it on uni.lisztacademy.hu

How places are decided

    • Audition
    • Entrance exam
    Audition in person, plus solfège, music theory and piano; online only if you live outside Europe. 2026 requirements; 2027 not yet published.
Sources (2)
  1. Classical Singing at Zeneakadémia — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at Zeneakadémia

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