Laure Cinti-Damoreau was a leading operatic French soprano who created lead roles in Rossini’s last five operas. A new entry in our History section presents the introduction to her Method of singing, published in 1849.
Viñas: the art of the castrati III
Third part of the third chapter of Francisco Viñas’ 1932 book “The art of singing,” where he describes the decline of the bel canto.
Viñas: the art of the castrati II
Second part of the third chapter of Francisco Viñas’ 1932 book “The art of singing,” where he describes the decline of the bel canto.
Viñas: the art of the castrati I
Spanish tenor Francisco Viñas describes the educational system of castrated singers, the differentiation between modernist and classical singers, and the decline of bel canto until the disappearance of the last sopranist singer.
El estudio del canto
Tras el éxito obtenido en el año 2015 con la publicación del primer fascículo de la colección El estudio del canto, Luca D’Annunzio presenta la segunda edición, en formato digital, con el objetivo de dar a conocer uno de sus trabajos pedagógicos más relevantes.
Sugerencias sobre canto
Luca D’Annunzio presenta la segunda edición digital de la obra Sugerencias sobre canto, de Manuel García, publicada originalmente en 1894.
Compendium
Luca D’Annunzio presenta la segunda edición digital de la obra Compendium, de Leone Giraldoni, publicada originalmente en 1889.
Panofka: considerations VII
Seventh chapter of Maestro Panofka’s book Voices and singers, twenty-eight chapters of general considerations on the voice and the art of singing, about the will, intonation and vocal registers.
Lamperti: guide III
There’s a new entry in our History section, dedicated to the third and last part of Francesco Lamperti’s Theoretical-practical-elementary guide to the study of singing. You can read the entry in English or in Spanish.
Fétis: method of methods
There’s a new entry in our History section, dedicated to the writings of François-Joseph Fétis. In the introduction to his book Method of methods of singing, based on the principles of the most famous schools of singing of Italy and France, he details the decline of the art of singing following the disappearance of the schools that preserved ancient traditions.
