A History of Bel Canto (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198166412)

Rodolfo Celletti, who has devoted his whole career to studying the voice from every historical, technical, and musical aspect, offers here a fascinating history of bel canto singing and the voice in operatic literature. He begins by discussing the links between bel canto and the operatic ideals of the baroque, and points out that the style was created as much by operatic composers and their librettists as by their executants, the singers. To this end he undertakes a review of Italian opera of the period, and traces the development of the style in different composers and their works.

Author: Rodolfo Celletti, Frederick Fuller
ISBN-10: 0198166419
ISBN-13: 9780198166412
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 01/02/1997
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.46w x 0.47d