Opera has always been known for bringing the most drama into the theater, but in the beginning of the 1800’s opera was split into two separate categories, the bel canto and the Gesamtkunstwerk. The Italian Opera was always more popular as this is where opera began, but the bel canto somewhat altered what opera looked like. Bel Canto was characterized by one main singer, one voice that was most prominent. Instruments were used to create a background, they were to support the main voice, similarly other voices were used in the production but they were only to support the main voice. Because of the importance that the bel canto placed on the voice, the words music and voice could be used interchangeably in Italy. This “one voice” idea in
