EOA – European Opera Academy

EOA Applications 2026-2027 is OPEN!

The EOA continues to offer great learning and professionalisation opportunities for students and recent graduates from its member organisations. Check the 2026-2027 module offer and apply!

We are

The Music Academies of Antwerp, Florence, Hamburg, Geneva, Liège, Łódź, Maastricht, Oslo, Parma, Porto, Ravenna, Reykjavík, Riga, Stockholm and Valencia.

The European Opera Academy is an ambitious platform of music academies that opens up best practices in opera education for young professionals.

This way, the EOA serves as a meeting point for international benchmarking in professional opera education, taking into account the unique talents of each student.

Our participating academies of music offer additional possibilities, new courses and production facilities for their own and visiting students. They are open to development, exchange and innovation – they have connections with opera houses, vocal competitions and festivals, allowing them to provide students with the best possible environment to prepare for their careers.

The European Opera Academy was initiated by Conservatorium Maastricht.

Together with its talented students and teaching staff, Conservatorium Maastricht aims to excel and add value. We believe in collectivity. In passion. In the will to shine together. To challenge each other and excel ourselves. In and with music. Setting up the European Opera Academy fits in seamlessly with the Conservatorium Maastricht philosophy. With Europe being the cradle of opera as well as a continent with huge cultural and social diversity, it makes perfect sense for its best music academies to join forces. We are happy to take the lead, and hope to inspire these academies of music, especially the students who will be studying within this platform, and to work with them on innovating creation and performance.