Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to continue our chat about 19th century opera by taking a closer look at the Bel Canto era of singing and operatic composition. We will be diving deeper into the works of the main three bel canto composers: Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti.

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Operas mentioned in this episode:

Rossini - The Barber of Seville

Rossini - La Cenerentola

Rossini - Guillaume Tell

Bellini - Norma

Bellini - La Sonnambula

Bellini - I Puritani

Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor

Donizetti - L’elisir d’amore

Donizetti - Don Pasquale