which creates a fuller sound with fewer instruments. Arturo Spinetti conducted it expertly. Why such a small orchestra? Because that’s part of the bel canto (“beautiful song”) opera ...

Bel canto means “beautiful singing” and it is a way of performing that brings together emotional depth and great technical ...

Their music is described as highlighting American culture and heritage, with orchestral-inspired sound. This is the ...

Lirica Arts’ third instalment in its Opera 101 series explores the revolutionary early 19th-century bel canto era in Italian opera, which laid the foundations for today’s operatic canon.