Art of Singing

Two of opera's greatest names offer encouragement and useful advice to aspiring singers in this classic guide.

Tenor Enrico Caruso and coloratura soprano Luisa Tetrazzini employ nontechnical terms to provide an informal vocalist's anatomy, with instructions for the proper training, care, and disposition of the tongue, lungs, diaphragm, mouth, and the voice itself.

Tetrazzini deals with the foundations of singing in breath control; tone emission and attack; and, sending aspiring performers to...