DEVELOPMENT OF VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN ITALIAN MUSICAL CULTURE OF THE XIX-XX CENTURIES

this article examines the stages of development of Italian vocal art during the 19th–20th centuries, its national characteristics, and its evolution in the context of the socio-political environment of the time. The flourishing of Italian opera, the significance of the bel canto style, as well as the trends of Romanticism and Neoclassicism are explored. Special attention is given to technological transformations in vocal performance and the role of Italian tenors and sopranos on the global stage.