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…According to John Ardoin, however, these two singers should never have been compared.[16] Tebaldi was trained by Carmen Melis, a noted verismo specialist, and she was rooted in the early 20th century Italian school of singing just as firmly as Callas was rooted in 19th century bel canto.[16]...
Bel canto (Bel-Canto) (Italian, "beautiful singing"), along with a number of similar constructions ("bellezze del canto"/"bell'arte del canto"), is an Italian opera term. ...
Bel Canto is a 2001 novel by American author Ann Patchett, published by ...