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Capucine Chiaudani, classical singer and voice professor

Your teacher Maestra Capucine Chiaudani Opera singer · Accredited Voice Professor at Kalaidos University Zürich · Ambassador of Belcanto in the World

6Chapters

53Lectures

13hOn demand

ENCourse language · EN & Chinese subtitles

Perhaps this feels familiar

You practise. You care. Yet the same uncertainty returns.

Your voice can feel effortless one day and impossible the next. More exercises are not always the answer. What is often missing is a map that connects what you feel, what you hear and what your body needs to do.

Capucine guiding a singer through movement, breath and expression — Technique you can embodyBody, breath and sound belong to the same process.

01 · TOO MANY ANSWERS

You have collected advice — but not a system.

Breath tips, vowel tricks and warm-ups make sense separately, yet you are still unsure what to use, when to use it and why.

02 · UNRELIABLE RESULTS

A good sound appears, then disappears.

You know the voice you want is there. The difficulty is reproducing it consistently without pushing, overthinking or depending on luck.

03 · THE BODY FEELS DISCONNECTED

You hear the correction, but cannot embody it.

Words like support, cover, appoggio and placement remain abstract until you understand the physical coordination behind them.

Capucine Chiaudani guiding a classical singer during vocal training

“Your voice and your body are one unique, vibrating instrument.”

A different way to understand technique

You are not a collection of vocal problems. You are an instrument.

Exactly as in sport, reliable performance comes from conscious coordination — not from forcing the result.

Fundamentals gives you the framework Capucine calls becoming an Athlete of the Voice: understanding the structures of your instrument, training precise manoeuvres and learning how to choose the right response for the sound you want.

Know what to do. Replace vague images with practical physical actions.

Know when to do it. Coordinate breath, support, diction and resonance in real musical situations.

Know why it works. Build autonomy instead of depending on accidental sensations.

See the complete learning path

Watch Capucine teach

Clear explanations. Physical demonstrations. Ideas you can test in your very next practice.

The course combines technical understanding with direct, practical work. Lessons are divided into focused fragments of approximately 15–20 minutes, so you can learn without overwhelm and return to the material when your voice needs it.

01See the manoeuvre

02Understand the purpose

03Apply it consciously

A practical explanation of air pressure and airflow

What changes when the pieces connect

From “I hope it works today” to “I know it will work today.”

The aim is not a single beautiful note. It is a process you can understand, repeat and keep developing on your own.

Capucine during a focused vocal coaching session

A reliable technical map

Recognise the essential structures of classical singing and how alignment, breath, larynx, resonators and articulation work together.

Efficient breath and support

Move beyond “take a big breath” and discover responsive breathing, appoggio, suspension and the power of the back.

Freedom through diction

Use vowels and consonants to support legato, clarity, resonance and expression without tightening the jaw.

A clearer passaggio

Understand coperto, tilting, the soft palate and inalare la voce so registration becomes coordinated rather than feared.

Tools for real repertoire

Apply the principles to coloratura, staccato, legato, recitative, declamato and daily warm-up work.

Greater autonomy and joy

Know what deserves your attention, practise with purpose and rediscover the pleasure of singing with less fear and less wasted effort.

Is this course for me?

If classical singing matters to you, start where your voice is today.

You do not need to arrive with perfect technique. You need curiosity, patience and the desire to understand your instrument more consciously.

01 · BEGINNING

You need a trustworthy foundation.

Learn the vocabulary and physical logic of classical singing before confusion becomes habit.

02 · EXPERIENCED

You want to reconnect the pieces.

Refresh your know-how, revise old assumptions and make your technique more repeatable.

Capucine demonstrating vocal and interpretive technique with a singer — Practical, personal, preciseSee the coordination, understand the reason, then make it your own.

03 · REBUILDING

You are recovering trust after a vocal crisis.

Find answers, practical direction and the hope that a voice can be rebuilt consciously.

04 · PASSIONATE

You sing because it belongs in your life.

You may be a choir singer, educator or dedicated amateur. The joy of understanding your voice is reason enough.

Inside the complete course

Six chapters. One connected map of classical singing.

Open each chapter to preview the main areas of study. Across 53 lectures, Capucine moves from anatomy and alignment to repertoire-specific coordination and warm-up strategy.

Capucine coaching a singer on stage beside a pianist — From fundamentals to repertoireThe goal is not theory for its own sake. It is singing you can use on stage.

1Foundation

The elements of our instrument and their alignment

Meet the structures that shape your sound and learn how alignment makes efficient singing possible.

Segment 1: The Importance of Consciousness & The Main Structures
Segment 2: The Head, Neck, Soft Palate & Lips
Segment 3: Continuation of the Head: Tongue & Jaw
Segment 4: The Larynx: Aryepiglottic Sphincter and Chiaroscuro; False Vocal Folds and Retraction; True Vocal Folds
Segment 5: Continuation of the Larynx: Practical Exercises for Better Adduction, More on True Vocal Folds, Passaggio and Onsets
Segment 6: Continuation of the Larynx: Cartilage & Cricoid Cartilage; Tilting and Silent Siren
Segment 7: The Torso: Back & Breath Management; Maneuvers for Muscular Support; Posture and Appoggio
Segment 8: The Torso: The Map — Knowing What to Do, When and Why; Alignment
Segment 9: Be Ready! Listen to Your Body; The Fuel of the Voice; The Larynx and the Resonance Cavities; Chapter Summary

2Energy

Breath management and muscular support

Replace over-breathing and air pressure with a coordinated system of responsive breath and physical support.

Segment 1: Reliable Singing: What Is It About?
Segment 2: Do Not OVER Breathe
Segment 3: Singing in the Inhaling Gesture + Responsive Breath and Onsets
Segment 4: Practical Exercises for Proper Adduction & The Power of the Back
Segment 5: Maneuvers for Back Support; Appoggio; and Practical Exercises with a Heavy Book
Segment 6: Voluntary Natural Support; Impact of Diction on the Breath Support System; Practical Exercises
Segment 7: Feeling the Muscles and Posture + Appoggio: The Back Support
Segment 8: Interaction of Two Energies; Inhalare La Voce; Muscular Support in a Nutshell; Inhale in the Space of the Note
Segment 9: Suspension; Summary: What Did We Learn? And What If…?

3Resonance

Diction, resonances and chiaroscuro

Discover how language creates sound — and how precise diction can free rather than interrupt the voice.

Segment 1: Diction Creates Your Sound; Prosody & Text; Open & Closed Vowels
Segment 2: Doubling and Singing the Consonants; Diction & Breath Support System; Italian Vowels
Segment 3: Purity of the Vowels; Verticality & U-Position; Focus the Position in the Middle Range
Segment 4: Articulation in the Legato; Emotion through Diction; Isolate the Diction from the Jaw for the Legato
Segment 5: Diction & Resonators; The U-Position; The Pharynx; Chiaroscuro: Perception & Production
Segment 6: Nasal & Oral Sound; The Jaw; The Main Elements of Opera; Elements that Influence Our Resonators
Segment 7: The Vowels’ Circle; Modification of the Vowels: Suono Coperto
Segment 8: Breathe in the Note; Being the Architect of Your Voice; Inhalare la Voce and the Inverted Funnel; the “shwa” Sound; Knowing What to Do, When & Why

4Registration

Passaggio, coperto and inalare la voce

Understand the coordination behind the operatic recipe and learn to anticipate space before sound.

Segment 1: Controlling Power, Source & Filter: 2 Vocal Folds and Many Voices; Vocal Folds & Guitar Strings
Segment 2: Lifting the Velum Maneuvers; The Basic Recipe: Lift the Soft Palate & the Lower Larynx; U-Position; Head & Neck Support
Segment 3: Maneuvers for Head & Neck Support + Practical Exercises
Segment 4: Muscular Support for Healthy Singing; Passaggio; Tilting & Maneuvers
Segment 5: Coperto & Maneuvers to Feel the Velum
Segment 6: The Space Anticipates the Sound; Inhalare la Voce; Silent Siren
Segment 7: Summary of the Elements of the Operatic Recipe
Segment 8: Mental & Physical Resilience & the Chapter Conclusion

5Application

Coloratura, staccato, legato, declamato and recitatives

Bring the method into musical form, text and style with practical examples and repertoire-focused training.

Segment 1: Wonders Possible through Structured Work and Training; Learning to Learn
Segment 2: Give Yourself Goals; Train Your Physical Strength; Take Responsibility for Yourself
Segment 3: Discipline & Consistency Yielding Predictable Sounds and Measurable Results; Coloraturas: Maneuver
Segment 4: Practical Examples
Segment 5: Rossini Vocalize
Segment 6: Staccato: Maneuvers & Practical Example
Segment 7: Two Energies; Legato: Sing Between the Notes; Stretch Your Vowels; Sing Your Consonants
Segment 8: Legato: Singing the Consonants Will Give You Access to Your Breath Support System; Find the Flow & Make Your Ribcage Strong
Segment 9: What Is Needed for Legato; Be Understandable
Segment 10: Recitatives: Double Consonants; Do NOT Over-Articulate with the Jaw; Closed/Open Vowels & Diphthongs; Declamato Rossiniano
Segment 11: Conclusion: Build Your Mental & Physical Health Step by Step; Belcanto & Bel Detto (Well Said); Summary: Be an Ambassador of This Art

6Integration

Manoeuvres and warm-up tips

Turn your new knowledge into a practical routine and learn how to prepare the whole instrument for singing.

Segment 1: Find the Golden Balance & Characteristics of Belcanto; The Main Elements of Opera; The Map: Elements of Our Instrument (the Voice) & Maneuvers
Segment 2: First Main Structure: The Breath; Working with Two Energies; Sostegno & Appoggio; Resisting the Air
Segment 3: Practical Exercises; Inhalare la Voce; Agility & Breath Management; The Suspension Moment; Ready, Set, Go! Verticality & Lower Larynx Position
Segment 4: Vocal Tract & Muscularity; Inhale in the Position of the Note; Lift Up the Velum
Segment 5: Use Your Lips; The Tongue; The Jaw; Learn to Distribute the Space, Isolate the Jaw and the Diction; Second Structure: The Larynx — Aryepiglottic Sphincter

“You will learn that singing becomes easier when you know what matters — and when to do what.”

Why trust Capucine with your voice?

Stage experience, academic rigour — and a voice rebuilt from silence.

“Singing was my way to communicate with the world. It was a calling, not a choice.”

Born in Genoa, Capucine studied singing at the Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello in Venice and the Conservatorio G.B. Martini in Bologna. She continued her training with Arrigo Pola — Pavarotti’s first teacher — Gabriella Tucci, Maria Luisa Cioni and Paolo Vaglieri, and took part in masterclasses with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Giusy Devinu, Dalton Baldwin and Leone Magiera.

Today she is an accredited Voice Professor for Classical Singing at Kalaidos University in Zürich and has taught singers in universities, conservatories and opera studios across Europe and internationally.

Years ago, heavy chemotherapy caused Capucine to lose her voice in the middle of her career. She rebuilt it from scratch and returned to the stage. That experience transformed her teaching: technique became not an abstract ideal, but a path back to autonomy, confidence and hope.

Selected institutions, opera studios and credentials

Kalaidos University Zürich
HfMDK Frankfurt
Conservatorio Superior del Liceu Barcelona
HKB University of the Arts Bern
Swiss Opera Studio Biel
Operastudio Nederland Amsterdam
Berlin Opera Academy
European Academy of Music
Mediterranean Opera Studio & Festival
Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy New York
Italian Coach at Dutch National Opera
Oehms Classics recording artist

Capucine

Learn from a teacher singers trust

Clear answers can change the way you hear your own voice.

The voices below speak about Capucine’s teaching and the clarity they found in her guidance.

Maybe everyone has struggled with technique, going from one teacher to another looking for the right answers. Look no further. Here you will find answers to your questions — and even more.

★★★★★

Ginka UchkovaVoice teacher & singer

My students around the world

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Testimonials describe the experience of learning with Capucine; individual results naturally vary.

Your complete vocal technique foundation

Invest in a map you can return to for years.

You are not buying another list of exercises. You are building a reference for the questions that follow every classical singer: how do I breathe, support, resonate, articulate, pass through registration and stay connected to the joy of music?

The complete package gives you all six chapters in sequence, so each new coordination has a foundation and a place in the larger picture.

Learn at your paceFocused recorded lessons you can pause, repeat and revisit.

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Capucine Chiaudani sharing her approach to conscious vocal training — Clear tools. Conscious work. Your true voice.

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You can purchase each chapter separately.

If the complete course is beyond your current budget, choose the chapter that addresses your most immediate question. Each link opens the dedicated chapter page with its full contents and purchase option.

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