The art of Italian opera singing is the knowledge of how to sing opera in a controlled and physiologically controlled manner.
The reiteration of facial expressions, body gestures, and proxemics over time has led to a tradition of identifying traits as a result of this widespread genre's combination of music, singing, drama, and acting.
In terms of history, the element evolved with the glottological and prosodic evolution of Italian through the 17th Century: as an alternative to "Recitar Cantando", it developed into "Melodrama" or "Opera". Moreover, the element has been used from its inception to aggregate and convey universal passions, emotions, and feelings, in secular and festive celebrations as well as spiritual commemorations. Moreover, the transmission of the element in the opera genre is enhanced by the conductor, who assembles all the musical elements, and the director, who oversees all the singers' gestures and proxemics, along with the narrative and setting, within the performative and scenic context. Between the Maestro and the pupil, the knowledge and skills related to opera singing are only transmitted orally.
Cultural and emotional expressions of the element developed over centuries and generations through wide and continuous social diffusion. Over time, the value of structured teaching has also been acknowledged along with non-formal transmission. It was formal transmission in the 17th century that brought bearers and stakeholders together in conferences, seminars, and high professionalization. The Italian platform "Opera Education" (since 1996) is another community commitment to education.
The organization has also developed focus projects since 2009 for young people and children to explore the "arte scenica" and sound space through singing and gesturing. Additionally, interdisciplinary training modules on music, theater, games, literature, and history have been developed for teachers, parents, and families. A variety of meetings, conferences, and media events focused on promoting the element illustrate its importance in society today. Despite a lack of traditional live performances during COVID-19, enhanced visualizations of digital and streaming platforms were still able to provide essential socio-cultural functions.
It has been the State, as well as the Regions and Municipalities, who have safeguarded the element since the law 800/1967, aimed at fostering the musical, cultural, and social formation of the national community, by taking administrative and regulatory actions both in the cultural and educational fields. The State also has created specific video-streaming platforms in order to counteract the impossibility of fruition during the pandemic while utilizing digital technology to keep the living heritage visible at a national level.