Vocal Wisdom: Maxims of Giovanni Battista Lamperti

by Giovanni B. Lamperti, William E. Brown (Compiler)

2010 Reprint of 1931 Edition. Giovanni Battista Lamperti (1839 -1910) was an Italian singing teacher and son of the singing teacher Francesco Lamperti. He is source for Vocal Maxims of Giovanni Battista Lamperti (1931). His preferred teaching arrangement was having three or four students present at each each would get their turn while the others observed and learned thereby. He was said to be a strict, exacting instructor not given to flattery, but who enthusiastically praised his students upon exceptional achievement. Many of Giovanni's students became international opera stars including Irene Abendroth, Marcella Sembrich, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Paul Bulss, Roberto Stagno, David Bispham and Franz Nachbaur. The Technics of Bel Canto is the only book (other than the maxims recalled and published posthumously by his pupil William E. Brown) that Giovanni ever wrote on his method.

142 pages, Paperback

First published November 17, 2010

Reviews

[James Ruff · Rating 5 out of 5]

1st rate bel canto vocal teaching from one of the world's masters. You can teach yourself to sing from this book. Also a great friend to have around and refer to when you need a technical boost...