Opera for life and wellness

How can singing support pulmonary health?

Singing can improve posture and strengthen respiratory muscles, as well as support mental health. Building on research from the British Lung Foundation, our experienced teaching artists work with patients at UCLA Health under the guidance of their physicians and rehabilitation specialists to combat the debilitating symptoms of Long COVID and other pulmonary disorders, including shortness of breath, chest pain, and intense fatigue. Through breathing, phonation, and mindfulness exercises, participants improve breath capacity and control to support respiratory health.

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"It's been an enormous help, both for my physical respiratory difficulties, and the opportunity to connect with other long COVID patients sharing their symptoms and challenges.”

In the News

"Taking New Breaths" — LA Opera

"Long COVID-19 patients at UCLA Health are breathing easier with help from LA Opera vocalists" — UCLA Health

"Opera singers are teaching long-term Covid-19 patients to breathe again" — CNN

"Opera to treat long COVID: Mindfulness, breath exercises help heal trauma" — KCRW

"Music as Medicine" — National Endowment for the Arts

To get in touch with questions, connect with us at Connects@laopera.org or call us at 213.972.3157.

LA Opera Connects is generously supported by
The Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund
The Green Foundation
The Music Man Foundation
LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan

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