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Nov. 28, 2008. IN 1858 Gioachino Rossini, wealthy, well fed and, at 66, retired from the opera business for nearly 30 years, bemoaned the decline in the heritage of Italian singing during...
bel canto, style of operatic singing that originated in Italian singing of polyphonic (multipart) music and Italian courtly solo singing during the late 16th century and that was developed in Italian opera in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.
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Apr 26, 2022 · With the castrati being the singers who brought bel canto to its golden age from mid seventeenth century to the eighteenth, comes its florid techniques. Since their chests acquired abnormal dimensions due to castration, they were able to produce their popular technique: messa di voce.
- Bel Canto as A Style
- Bel Canto as A Genre
- An Example
- Diva Worship
- Bel Canto Examples
Despite the fact that the term has been thrown around rather loosely, it is possible to pinpoint a few characteristics of bel canto as a singing style. As the name implies, the focus of bel canto is on the music, especially the voice. “Beauty” is the key word when it comes to bel canto. There is plenty of room for rubato (the freedom to slow down a...
There are also identifiable features of bel canto when the term is used as an operatic sub-genre. In bel canto works, much of the drama is expressed only in their gorgeous, supple, mouth-watering arias. The orchestra is often little more than a beautiful accompaniment to one of the greatest instruments of all: the human voice. The stories in these ...
Having discussed the two distinct uses of the term bel canto, I think we’re ready for an example. Listen for some of the characteristics mentioned above in this excerpt from Bellini’s I puritani. You will hear Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland, two extraordinary singers well-versed in bel canto, in this recording of “A te, o cara”. Did you hear...
“Diva worship” is also deeply associated with bel canto as a sub-genre. While there are rich roles for all types of voices in the repertory, the soprano voice of the leading lady is almost always the most important, so much so that many operagoers believe that a bel canto work shouldn’t be attempted without a particularly strong soprano. Past leadi...
Here is a quick list of some of the great bel cantooperas: 1. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Opera Sense recommended recording: 2. Norma (Bellini) Opera Sense recommended recording: 3. Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Opera Sense recommended recording: 4. La Cenerentola (Rossini) Opera Sense recommended recording: 5. L’Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Opera ...
Oct 7, 2024 · The remarkable musical achievements of the classical Viennese style during the late 18th and early 19th centuries threatened to leave Italy, opera’s native home, out of the operatic mainstream. Two accidents of history prevented this.
Dec 11, 2017 · This study traces a celebrated performer’s notion of what bel canto means, and how it was instrumental in helping her achieve what she believed to be her destiny. The article considers also how this knowledge applies to today’s voice student and performer.
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Mar 28, 2012 · After decades in decline, bel canto operas surged back onto the stage in the mid-1950s, thanks to powerfully dramatic interpreters and technically assured singers like Maria Callas (heard...
