| The duet for soprano and mezzo and its glittering cabaletta are distinguished by daring harmonics and challenging pyrotechnics. |
| However, in the half of the cabaletta in the second act that is practically always axed, he emerges as someone who pits himself against harmonisation and sentimentality. |
| My voice teacher, Bill Schuman, suggested I learn the big Act IV scene for the tenor, Arnold, which includes a whopping nine top Cs throughout the aria and cabaletta. |
| Rossini liked the cabaletta of Fanni's to such an extent that he reused it virtually intact in II barbiere di. |
| In this cabaletta we noticed a tendency to show off vocal gifts which may be just a little out of place. |
| In 19th-century bel canto operas of Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi the term came to refer to a principal singer's opening aria, whether in one movement or paired with a contrasting cabaletta. |
