Musicology Annotation << Back Vocal Diction in The Aspect of the Problems of Contemporary Vocal Interpretation of Italian Operas of the First Half of the 17th Century Valentina P. Fomina The article deals with the problems of singing comprehension and expression, it describes the main components of vocal diction. Wafting poetic text through clear vocal pronouncing is defined as a stylistic feature of performing Italian operas of the first half of the 17th century that influences the authenticity of historically informed vocal interpretation. Keywords: vocal diction, singing pronunciation, Italian opera, first half of the 17th, performing style, articulation of consonants, historically informed interpretation. Contacts: E-mail: tj-storm@rambler.ru Pp. 23-28.