D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

bel canto

/(bĕl kän"tō̇)/ · IPA /ˌbɛlˈkantəʊ/
01 n. a cantabile style of operatic singing characterized by purity and evenness of tone, and a precise but brilliant vocal technique displaying …
  1. 1.
    a cantabile style of operatic singing characterized by purity and evenness of tone, and a precise but brilliant vocal technique displaying ease and agility.(Music)