Musicology Annotation << Back Vocalists Artistism in the Aspect of Contemporary Vocal Interpretation of Italian Opera of the First Half of the 17th Century Valentina P. Fomina The article deals with the evolution of vocalist artistism from the 17th to the 20th centuries while historical changing of musical thinking. It describes the problems of contemporary singers artistism during the historical performance of Italian operas composed in the first half of the 17th century. Keywords: artistism, vocalist, Italian opera, interpretation. Contacts: E-mail: tj-storm@mail.u Pp. 34-40.