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Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama – The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is a world-renowned conservatoire in Cardiff located in a stunning landmark building, next to a beautiful park within a five minute walk of the city center. This conservatoire has a student population of approximately 850 students across music and theatre offering personalized attention. Here are some of the highlights:
- Concert Halls – The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has spectacular concert halls of varying sizes. The conservatoire has opportunities for numerous performances including more than 25 per year in the Richard Burton theater.
- Rankings – The conservatoire tops the university league tables for drama.
- Industry Opportunities and Connections – With its location in Cardiff, a city with a thriving music community, the conservatoire has numerous connections with the industry. Students regularly perform at Buckingham Palace. The conservatoire has an international community inviting international guest performers and master classes with visiting artists. Professors have working relationships with professionals in the US. The university is the host to BBC Cardiff’s singers’ world competition.
- Research – Research is integrated into the school. Student led work is incubated and embedded into the curriculum with a goal of connecting to new audiences.
- Music – The conservatoire offers degrees in various instruments as well as vocal performance and opera, historical performance, conducting and composition.
- Theatre – In addition to acting and musical theatre performance, the conservatoire excels in all aspects of theatre including its excellent costume design department, stage management and technical theatre, scenic construction. Students can also study arts management. With music and theatre under one roof, there is a natural setting for collaboration.
