Bel Canto Quotes & Sayings

Singing bel canto is like walking on a tightrope - especially with a larger voice like mine. — Sondra Radvanovsky

Bel canto is to opera what pole-vaulting is to ballet. — Ned Rorem

For me, bel canto is medicine for the voice. — Sondra Radvanovsky

My voice is not so much 'bel canto' as 'can belto'. — Harry Secombe

I want to be known by people who are knowledgeable about opera, who appreciate bel canto singing, people who have more sensitivity. — Alfredo Kraus

My vocal style is called bel canto, which is an old Italian vocal style going back hundreds of years. — Sebastian Bach

When you do a 'messa di voce,' that means you start soft, you crescendo into loud - and then you go back to soft again. Some people call it circus tricks, but in bel canto, it's really written into the music. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it makes sense when one person is ruling everything. But for bel canto, I have to have a conductor who listens and supports me. — Anna Netrebko