bel canto
noun/ˌbel ˈkæntəʊ/
/ˌbel ˈkæntəʊ/
[uncountable] (music, from Italian)- a style of opera or opera singing in the 19th century in which producing a beautiful tone was considered very importantWord Originlate 19th cent.: Italian, literally ‘fine song’.
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