Lucca Bel Canto Institute

We invite you to come on a journey-- a time that you create to make time for yourself and your voice. Away from the demands and distractions of our busy lives and performing schedules. Come join us in August 2025 for our annual Lucca Bel Canto Institute at Il monastero dell’angelo in the hills outside Lucca, Italy.

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Here, you will have the time and space to focus on your craft. During these 9 days, you will have 3 daily lessons and coachings to refine and calibrate your vocal technique with the principles of Bel Canto, with special attention regarding posture, appoggio, portamento, legato, messa di voce, registration and vowel balance. The aim is to refine the use of the singing voice naturally and economically, and to acquire the ability to harmonize a secure singing technique with one's own artistic expression. In addition, we will be tying all our technical work together and harmonizing our minds, hearts, and bodies, to deliver our purest artistic intentions. We encourage professional singers of all ages to apply, as well as singers at the beginning of their journey (of all ages) who are serious students of classical music.

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This retreat is egalitarian in the sense that we strive to assemble a diverse group- with one common goal- to grow deeper within the art of singing. These different perspectives help enhance the learning environment and the atmosphere of wholeness and acceptance. At Lucca Bel Canto Institute, we offer each singer 3 individual sessions daily. No other program offers this level of individual attention. It is built this way to maximize the most amount of growth in a short term. Because of the nature of this program, we are limited in the number of participants we can accept. This keeps the quality of instruction, and the individual-focus at a premium for each participant.