Old Italian School of Singing

Daniela Bloem-Hubatka is a concert singer and teacher of singing. She lives in the Netherlands.

• Table of ContentsForeword by Ward Marston      Preface      Introduction      1. The Attack      2. The Breath      3. The Resonance      4. Mouth Position and Articulation      5. The Registers      6. Movement and Agility of the Voice      7. The Words in Singing      8. Interpretation      9. Expression      A Summary of Essential Directions for Historical Singing      Appendix 1. Jenny Lind Solfeggi      Appendix 2. Rossini Gorgheggi (Vocalizes)      Appendix 3. Cover: Airs Détachés d’Orphée et Euridice, par Gluck; Air: J’ai perdu      Appendix 4. The Singer’s Assistant “On the Formation of the Voice”; “General Directions to Singers”      Notes      Bibliography      Index