Stress as a limiting factor of a singing career

In my master thesis I have focused on mapping stressful situacions thatopera singers experience during the preparation for theirsinging career and also during the actual performance. Understanding and more importantly coping with stress is the key factor of future career success. Stress is not inherent in every situation, but it is a response to certain moments associated with artistic performance. Negative emotional state of mind, uncontrolled frustration, feelings of insecurity and/or anxiety is the main factor that significantly affect quality of a vocal performance. Coping with stressful sitoations requires certain orientation in the area of psychology and also practical experience with relaxion techniques. The goal of this thesis is to highlight the appropriatenessof learning relaxation techniques and methods. Mastering these techniques would have positive influence at the art performance