Since we believe that real artistry and satisfaction in our art form is only found by engaging our whole self in the process, we work with the whole body /person in every sense.  We firmly believe that a deeper understanding of how your body and breath work in movement will significantly develop your understanding of your voice, and to this end we have been creating a unique body of work for over fifteen years with our movement specialists.

Vocal workshops
Over a period of twenty years,  Jenny Miller, with a consistent and dedicated team, has developed and refined an approach for liberating sound and freeing expression for classical singers, based on the natural responses of our body and breath.This distinctive approach brings out new  qualities in the participating singers, enriching singers’ expressive palettes, whilst supporting their individual current practice.

We start with a short group warm-up, followed by a solo spot of 25 minutes duration. Your own choice of repertoire is supported by a repetiteur, and the active engagement of the whole group. For all these workshops, the outstanding coach and repetiteur Satoshi Kubo will be collaborating with Jenny.
Please wear comfortable clothing and expect to go barefoot. Please let us know in advance of your choice of repertoire, and bring a copy for the accompanist.

What is special about Barefoot Opera’s integrated training?

Barefoot Opera invites you to rethink and deconstruct: to strip opera down to the basics of body, breath, movement, sound. We help you to access what you already have: the tools and resources to improve your whole experience of singing and performing. See the video below to sample our unique offer.

Our training exercises enable you to develop an energised, physical, ensemble approach – key to facilitating the demands of contemporary directors.