Heard But Not Seen—Swedish Opera Choristers’ Thoughts on Occupational Environment and Vocal Health, an Explorative Qualitative Study

Our findings support the supposition that occupational environment affects the professional vocal health of opera choristers. We suggest that if management can provide both adequate vocal recovery and succeed in alleviating psychosocial factors, this would improve vocal health and strengthen the singers' ability to handle the intrinsically high occupational demands of the profession. Further research is needed to understand how the findings may be implemented in the work place.