Top 33 Universities for Opera in the World (2026)
Exploring Opera programs worldwide? This page highlights 33 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Opera education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Gothenburg, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
179 World
60 Europe
4
Sweden
1 Gothenburg
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
115521
Citations
4403041
2
Mainz, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
217 World
73 Europe
18
Germany
1 Mainz
University Information
Acceptance
28%
Publications
119356
Citations
3784668
3
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
491 World
78 Asia
39
China
8 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
37238
Citations
493364
4
Fribourg, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Opera
Rankings
552 World
218 Europe
8
Switzerland
111 Fribourg
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
30663
Citations
838563
5
Changsha, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
933 World
208 Asia
89
China
4 Changsha
University Information
Acceptance
40%*
Publications
31442
Citations
370615
6
Yangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
938 World
212 Asia
92
China
92 Yangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
52528
Citations
781212
7
Izmir, Turkey
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
964 World
217 Asia
11
Turkey
2 Izmir
University Information
Acceptance
22%*
Publications
30831
Citations
471782
8
Eskisehir, Turkey
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
1047 World
251 Asia
12
Turkey
1 Eskisehir
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
16759
Citations
241831
9
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
1457 World
414 Asia
160
China
23 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
9699
Citations
35899
10
Shenyang, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
2439 World
768 Asia
278
China
8 Shenyang
University Information
Acceptance
35%*
Publications
7324
Citations
62779
11
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
2480 World
778 Europe
98
Germany
11 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
1271
Citations
6816
12
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
3832 World
1057 Europe
138
United Kingdom
18 Glasgow
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
522
Citations
1255
13
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
4456 World
1560 Asia
463
China
22 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
45%*
Publications
186
Citations
200
14
Hanover, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
4547 World
1171 Europe
159
Germany
15 Hanover
University Information
Acceptance
49%*
Publications
126
Citations
1023
15
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
4850 World
1739 Asia
498
China
26 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
38%*
Publications
139
Citations
235
16
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
5306 World
1301 Europe
31
Sweden
7 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
116
Citations
1063
17
Stuttgart, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
5602 World
1360 Europe
173
Germany
28 Stuttgart
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
69
Citations
375
18
Oslo, Norway
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
5940 World
1423 Europe
24
Norway
9 Oslo
University Information
Acceptance
50%*
Publications
44
Citations
98
19
Cologne, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
6629 World
1517 Europe
189
Germany
33 Cologne
University Information
Acceptance
28%*
Publications
16
Citations
7
20
Hamburg City, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
7385 World
1625 Europe
203
Germany
11 Hamburg City
University Information
Acceptance
59%*
21
Munich, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
7557 World
1669 Europe
224
Germany
30 Munich
University Information
Acceptance
22%*
22
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
7592 World
2970 Asia
584
China
54 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
79%*
23
Detmold, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
7709 World
1707 Europe
243
Germany
41 Detmold
University Information
Acceptance
48%*
24
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
7741 World
1717 Europe
37
Sweden
11 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
9%
25
Brno, Czech Republic
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
7809 World
1733 Europe
31
Czech Republic
5 Brno
University Information
Acceptance
30%
26
Bratislava, Slovakia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
7893 World
1762 Europe
16
Slovakia
6 Bratislava
University Information
Acceptance
65%*
27
Karlsruhe, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
7984 World
1797 Europe
264
Germany
42 Karlsruhe
University Information
Acceptance
20%
28
Tokyo, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
8011 World
3147 Asia
597
Japan
76 Tokyo
University Information
Acceptance
40%*
29
Kawasaki, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
8045 World
3163 Asia
599
Japan
2 Kawasaki
University Information
Acceptance
30%
30
Toyonaka, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
8288 World
3237 Asia
607
Japan
University Information
Acceptance
42%*
31
Nuremberg, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
8365 World
1939 Europe
285
Germany
39 Nuremberg
University Information
Acceptance
32%*
32
Sofia, Bulgaria
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
8616 World
2026 Europe
34
Bulgaria
14 Sofia
University Information
Acceptance
56%*
33
Ganzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Opera
Rankings
8733 World
3407 Asia
728
China
3 Ganzhou
University Information
Acceptance
59%*