Opera Singers Workshop at Komitof
Join us on Syros Island in the Aegean Cyclades
15-21 March, 2026
COME AS YOU ARE!
For opera singers, the voice is already a disciplined instrument—trained, honed, and capable of extraordinary expression that demands everything of the singer: BODY, HEART, SOUL.
This retreat is an invitation to engage with instinctive, unformed sounds, to discover the RAW IMPULSE—the breath of sound before it becomes shaped into music—as a gateway to AUTHENTIC EXPRESSION. Both a return and a renewal, it will deepen each individual’s technical approach while rekindling the primal essence of their voice: its honesty, its power, and its vulnerability.
Collaborative At Its Core
This workshop draws insight from practitioners across disciplines—movement, bodywork, psychology, dramatic practice, and vocal release—to offer an integrated approach and enter into a dialogue: how can the classical singer, skilled in the art of breath release, follow this primal journey into resonance and form?
With the guidance of an embodiment-empowerment practitioner, singers are invited to meet their primal, unfiltered, raw sound arising from breath, emotion, and physical presence. Here, voice is sensation, vibration, and release. From this foundation, we turn toward arias: honing these liberated impulses into formed, resonant sounds, allowing form to grow out of effortless embodied freedom. Under the direction of a dramatic practitioner, the liberated voice evolves from private release into artistic communication.
The retreat offers a safe space to lean into the edges. There will be opportunities to work individually with Arwel, Ashka, and Tom, and to receive their expert guidance and support.
The EXPERIENCED PROFRESSIONALS
who will facilitate our journeyy
Arwel Treharne Morgan
pianist, singer, PRIVATE SingING studio
A scholarship winner to the Royal Academy of Music, Arwel has built a distinguished career as both pianist and singer, with international study in the US and Canada and performances at leading venues such as the Royal Festival Hall , Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, and New York’s Lincoln Center. Alongside his work on stage and in broadcast, he has developed a deep commitment to working with singers, drawing on his experience across opera, recital, and chamber music to enable the artistic needs of his students.
Based in London, Arwel runs a thriving and successful singing studio, where his ethos is to create a new working world with every hour, meeting the needs of the singer in the room. Working in collaboration with world leading directors and vocal coaches. His work combines high-level musical insight with practical stage experience enabling them to have a healthy relationship with their craft.
Thomas Guthrie
director, singer, musician, dramaturg
Thomas Guthrie is an award-winning British director, singer, musician and text-based dramaturg, with a particular passion for helping singers bring character, physicality and meaning to every performance. A former Jette Parker Young Artist Stage Director at the Royal Opera House, he has directed major operas and theatre in leading houses and festivals internationally, recent highlights including Aida (Liceu, Barcelona), Semele (Barcelona, Rome, Paris, London) and the acclaimed opening of the Edinburgh Festival in 2025.
As a performer and arranger he has sung and played widely, from solo recordings with John Eliot Gardiner to acclaimed collaborations with Barokksolistene and their Alehouse Boys, featured on BBC4. His arrangement and performance of Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin with them was released to great acclaim in 2023 on Rubicon Classics.
Ashka Zasada
dancer, embodiment coach, yoga instructor
Ashka is a dancer, embodiment coach, yoga instructor, and initiation facilitator based in London. She runs a thriving private practice and offers workshops and international retreats in both yoga and embodiment.
Drawing on extensive experience and training in a range of movement modalities, as well as a deep interest in depth psychology, she offers a unique approach to holding space for awakening to life rooted in embodied wisdom and authenticity. Her work cultivates agency, emotional depth, and erotic intelligence, and she supports both women and men in developing their capacity for embodied, relational intimacy. She is passionate about inviting play and pleasure and exploring shadow and taboo as pathways to wholeness and deeper intimacy with life.
A Week of Exploration, Inspiration and Expertisey
Each morning begins with gentle yoga and breath work on the terrace, where the sea and sky set the tone for the day. From there, the group comes together for an inspiring workshop led by Arwel, Tom, and Ashka. With just twelve participants at most, every session feels personal, supportive, and full of discovery.
In the afternoons, you’ll have space for focus, with smaller groups and individual attention. Each singer will enjoy at least three one-to-one sessions with Arwel, offering time to explore their voice in depth and with care.
Our Approachc
Vocal/Breath
Guiding you through breath release and energy flow, bringing new ease and resonance to your singing.
Director
Shaping the journey of the week so that each step builds naturally, deepening your experience and integration.
Body Awareness
Helping you explore body awareness – release tension, and discover the connection between movement and sound.
Review and download the workshop programme.
After the Singing is Done y
Have a swim in the sea, in the private cove or from the beach. Head into the center to explore the beautiful neo-classical town and the gorgeous Apollon Theatre.
You’ll also enjoy delicious meals on the terrace, cooked by Nella and her entourage.
About Komito, Your Workshop Home f
Villa Komito was built in the 1960 and 70s by Anglo-Irish Baronet Sir Richard Musgrave and his wife Maria who resided there until she sadly left us earlier in 2025. Maria was a great opera lover who attended many performances, including those of her countrywoman Maria Callas.
Today, the villa is run by their son Christopher, who has turned this renowned retreat in its glorious location into a much-admired destination in the Cyclades.
Weather on Syros
March is simply a beautiful month on Syros. The wildflowers are out, the crowds have not yet arrived and the lovely island is at its most enchanting.
Arrival & Pricingy
Getting to Syros
BY AIR
Syros has a national airport the airline SkyExpress flies to the island from the Athens International Airport.
BY FERRY
From the International Airport of Athens you make your way to the Port of Piraeus by bus, metro Line M3, or taxi (about €80). From the port, Blue Star and SeaJet (high speed) ferries are direct to Syros Island.
Ferries run between 7:30am and 17:30pm; and from Syros to Athens between 11:14 and 16:35pm. The schedules open nearer the time, check individual websites and ferryhopper.com for schedules and prices.
Included in your fee:
- All transfers to and from Komito from airport or the port
- Board and lodging at Villa Komito
- All sessions with Arwel, Tom, Ashka.
- A visit and tour of the Apollo Theatre (Old Opera House in town center)
- ‘Five Great Greek Dishes’ cooking class with Nella
- Programmed excursions
- One dinner in a favorite Ermoupoli restaurant
- A variety of afternoon activities in the villa and around the island (hiking, petanque, backgammon, padel and more)
What’s not included:
- Flights, ferries to Syros
- Tips for our expertly attentive Greek/Albanian Komito staff
Pricing:
Prices vary somewhat by room choice and number of guests sharing the room.
- A single person is € 1800
- Two people sharing a room is € 1300 per person.
Join Us a
Please complete this application form to request your place in this rich, one-of-a-kind workshop experience for the devoted opera singer.
You may contact workshop organizer Matilde Wallevik directly with any questions at matildewallevik@hotmail.com, or +44 7770466467 with iMessage or WhatsApp.