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> [My vocal style is called bel canto, which is an old Italian vocal style going back hundreds of years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-bach/my-vocal-style-is-called-bel-canto-which-is-an-old-italian-vocal/)

[Sebastian Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-bach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/sebastian-bach-10350_italian_my-vocal-style-is-called-bel-canto-which_534847.jpg)

> [Bel canto is to opera what pole-vaulting is to ballet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-rorem/bel-canto-is-to-opera-what-pole-vaulting-is-to-ballet/)

[Ned Rorem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-rorem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f5/ned-rorem-14618_ballet_bel-canto-is-to-opera-what-pole-vaulting_1336942.png)

> [My voice is not so much 'bel canto' as 'can belto'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-secombe/my-voice-is-not-so-much-bel-canto-as-can-belto/)

[Harry Secombe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-secombe/)

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> [I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-netrebko/i-prefer-it-when-the-conductor-follows-me-it-is-more-difficult-to/)

[Anna Netrebko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-netrebko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e67/anna-netrebko-19197_conductor_i-prefer-it-when-the-conductor-follows-m_2119884.jpg)

> [There was something in the bel canto, not just opera, but a certain style of Italian singing that I responded to deeply.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-davi/there-was-something-in-the-bel-canto-not-just-opera-but-a-certain/)

[Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-davi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/robert-davi-17031_certain_there-was-something-in-the-bel-canto-not_2510472.jpg)

> [I want to be known by people who are knowledgeable about opera, who appreciate bel canto singing, people who have more sensitivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfredo-kraus/i-want-to-be-known-by-people-who-are-knowledgeable-about-opera-who/)

[Alfredo Kraus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfredo-kraus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/alfredo-kraus-62791_appreciate_i-want-to-be-known-by-people-who-are-kno_2637633.png)

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