Just want to point out that this years Tony’s are full of legit musicals and several nominees and winners that are vp majors.
My d is an mt performer turned vp major. I go back and forth between both forums. She dreams of being on Broadway and at the met. She also was encouraged by a former professional director and a few mentors to get her major in vp. During her freshmen year she was cast in the musical a tale of two cities, the opera marriage of figaro and the operetta Orpheus and the underworld.
Not all programs are opera focused. Her school is quick to point out that there’s is a vocal performance degree…not exclusively an opera major. The training is classical in nature. Her school and voice coach support her pursuing both. I don’t think you’d have to retrain, but you may have to do outside training to keep yourself sharp in the other areas of dance and acting. My d school has acting as part of their vp program, but not dance so she takes dance separately.
For my d it was about maximizing her strength, plus she preferred the curriculum in a vp bm versus a bfa. She did not want any liberal arts classes. Plus she, like voice teacher plans on being a college professor later in life. She has a year under her belt and although she wishes she could perform even more…she loves her programs, her school, and her professors and is 100% happy with her choice.