Bel canto

smooth singing, operatic singing originating in 17th-18th century Italy stressing ease and evenness of tone

Bel canto (Belcanto, bel canto) (Italian, beautiful singing), an Italian musical term, refers to the art and science of vocal technique which originated in Italy during the late seventeenth century and reached its pinnacle in the early part of the nineteenth century during the Bel Canto opera era. Rossini (1792-1868), Bellini (1801-1835), and Donizetti (1797-1848) best exemplify this style, which flourished from approximately 1810 to 1830. Some would credit the 17th century composer Pietro Cavalli with introducing bel canto, but his smooth and flowing melodic lines have a different style which belongs to a different era.
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Noun
1. a style of operatic singing
(hypernym) singing, vocalizing

bel canto, smooth singing, operatic singing originating in 17th-18th century Italy stressing ease and evenness of tone

Synonyms and related words:
bravura, choral singing, coloratura, croon, crooning, folk singing, hum, humming, intonation, lyricism, operatic singing, scat, scat singing, singing, sol-fa, sol-fa exercise, solfeggio, solmization, song, tonic sol-fa, vocal music, vocalization, warbling, yodel, yodeling,