Description: They said it couldn't be done. They said it shouldn't be done. Ziazan has done it anyway. Are you ready for the bel canto renaissance?
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~ Giuseppe Verdi
Ziazan has a very rare voice: soprano and contralto in one. Over ten years ago she began reconstructing the ancient bel canto technique as it was in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Her initial attempts at a bel canto revival have been met with hostility by the classical singing and early music establishments. Consequently, since the deaths of her mentors, Rae Woodland and Edward V. Foreman, Ziazan conducts her research independently. The results of her work can be found on her YouTube channel, Phan
She is passionate about rediscovering unjustly forgotten works, but she is equally interested in developing a new style for modern music using the versatile bel canto technique. Her approach and unique sound have inspired and intrigued, among others, the composers Larry Goves, Anna Meredith, Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian, Richard Bullen, and the late Barrington Pheloung.