What Is Bel canto?
The Classical Music Minute - En podcast af Steven Hobé, Composer & Host - Mandage
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DescriptionEver wondered where the term Bel canto came from? Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactDid you know that Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the Bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s? One of the most remarkable female opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Stupenda by a La Fenice audience in 1960 after a performance of the title role in Handel's Alcina. He...