A History of Bel Canto Author:Rodolfo Celletti Rodolfo Celletti devoted his career to studying the voice from every historical, technical, and musical aspect. In this fascinating book he offers a history of bel canto singing and the voice in operatic literature. He explores the links between bel canto and the operatic ideals of the baroque, discusses Castrati and the art of singing in their ... more »day, and charts the style's death and resurrection since Rossini.« less