Ed. E. Battaglia-Nicola Vaccai's Practical Vocal Method (Contralto or Bass) is complete and scrupulous providing an ideal preparation for a certain type of 'pre-Rossinian vocalism' which is attracting renewed interest. This edition is a critical and technical revision of the composer's original work by Elio Battaglia.The completeness and centrality of Vaccai's method is further demonstrated by the practical examples on the accompanying CD.
