BELCANTO 18TH CENTURY
PERIOD SET TV SERIES FROM ITALY
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Belcanto started airing on RAI February 28th |
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Belcanto consists of eight episodes |
THE STORY OF THE SERIES FOLLOWS
14-year-old Carolina (Adriana Savarese), her 17-year-old sister Antonia (Caterina Ferioli) and their mother Maria (Vittoria Puccini) who seek refuge in the city of Milan after stabbing their violent father to death. The elder sister dreams of becoming a renowned singer, much as her mother once hoped for when she was the girl's age. However, an unhappy and often violent
marriage waylaid young Maria, who is now willing to go the extreme lengths to ensure that her daughter is afforded every opportunity withheld from herself. Maria's intense focus on the beautiful elder sister leaves little attention or
affection for young and ugly Carolina however, who more modestly only dreams of earning her mother's affection. Things go upside down however when a well-respected singing teacher in the cosmopolitan city renowned for its music discovers that Maria's youngest is the true talent in the family. The
Italian bel canto opera movement flourished in the early 19th century and is exemplified by the operas of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and others. Literally "beautiful singing", bel canto opera derives from the Italian stylistic singing school of the same name. Carmine Recano, Giacomo Giorgio, Vincenzo Ferrera and Nicolo Pasetti also star in the historical series.



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