Giovanni Battista Lamperti and his treaty, Method in bel canto
Giovanni Battista Lamperti and his treaty, Method in bel canto

Summary/Abstract: Born in Milan, Giovanni Battista Lamperti (the 24th of June 1839 - the10th of March 1910) was the son of another famous singing teacher, Francesco Lamperti. He wrote a very important treaty for the singing generations to come: Die Technik des Bel Canto, in 1905, translated the same year, in English, by Theodore Baker (the Romanian translation from English and German by Tatiana Penelea and myself is called Metodă în bel canto). The Method proves the fact that he continued his father,s tradition, adding a strong personal touch. Considered to be a very severe teacher, G. B. Lamperti formed highly appreciated singers all over the world, such as Marcella Sembrich (1858-1935), Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936), Roberto Stagno (1836-1897), David Bispham (1857-1921), Franz Nachbaur (1835-1902) and many others. The XIXth century vocal art treaties, just like the one mentioned above, are extremely important, for the teachers, as well as for the students from the Musical Interpretation-Canto section.

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