Similarities and differences between the manners of the Chinese national singing and bel canto

Wu Jin

This article is devoted to the similarities and differences between the manners of Chinese national singing and bel canto， their properties and qualities. The expediency of this article is the need to show the positive results of their merger in the process of creating musical works.

Keywords:China, Italy, bel canto, national style of singing, cantilena, coloratura