Giovanni Battista Rubini

Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794-1854) was an Italian tenor renowned for his high register, agility and expressive singing. Closely associated with the operas of Bellini and Donizetti, he helped shape the Romantic tenor style. He also composed vocal music. The songs included in Il Soave e Bel Contento offer a view of the musical creativity of a singer whose career was central to nineteenth-century bel canto.