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... bel canto singers . There were superb pianists and violinists at the time , but the origi- nal bel canto singers were the musical heroines and heroes of the time , the ones who attracted most public interest and were paid the highest ...
... bel canto singers . There were superb pianists and violinists at the time , but the origi- nal bel canto singers were the musical heroines and heroes of the time , the ones who attracted most public interest and were paid the highest ...
Page 49
... canto " means , merely , beautiful singing . It was a carryover from the castrato style . The composers and the public expected 4 Giuditta Pasta , Maria Malibran , Giuditta Pasta, Maria Malibran, Henrietta Sontag, and Giulia Grisi BEL ...
... canto " means , merely , beautiful singing . It was a carryover from the castrato style . The composers and the public expected 4 Giuditta Pasta , Maria Malibran , Giuditta Pasta, Maria Malibran, Henrietta Sontag, and Giulia Grisi BEL ...
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... bel canto operas were pre- sented in the period after 1930 , the heroines were generally sung by high , warbling sopranos of the Lily Pons type — even though so many bel canto soprano roles , Rosina in Il Barbiere included , had ...
... bel canto operas were pre- sented in the period after 1930 , the heroines were generally sung by high , warbling sopranos of the Lily Pons type — even though so many bel canto soprano roles , Rosina in Il Barbiere included , had ...
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Angelica Catalani | 19 |
A Digression on Travel the Industrial Revolution | 31 |
Giuditta Pasta Maria Malibran Henrietta Sontag | 49 |
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