The Bel Canto Collection
Explore over 100 titles featuring the music of iconic Bel Canto composers: Vincenzo Bellini, Gioachino Rossini, and Gaetano Donizetti.
Originating in Italy, bel canto — or "beautiful singing" — was the prevailing writing style for vocal music across Europe in the 18th and early 19th centuries, marked by emotionally informed writing and highly articulated phrasing. Bellini, Rossini, and Donizetti set themselves apart as three masters of the style.
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Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this exhilarating production of Donizetti’s comedy of domestic drama across two generations. Don Pasquale is the witty story of a middle-aged man whose supposed young wife runs rings around him – with her own ulterior romantic purpose in mind – and has long delighted and surprised audiences, not least as presented with the sparkle of its music and the virtuoso skill of its performers. Damiano Michieletto’s production shows how contemporary the characters still are and how immediate and touching the story remains.
