What is Bel Canto?

It is a concept often confused and conflated by many with different motivations and understandings.But stripped of the noise, Bel Canto is purely the ultimate representation of the greatest singing, it is the pinnacle of the art form of Opera. Listen to this historic performance of "Il rival salvar tu puoi... Suoni la tromba e intrepido" from Bellini's I puritani, featuring the legendary Tancredi Pasero and Gino Vanelli.