Italian Diction: Phrasal Doubling

Introduction to Italian Diction Much information in this presentation is taken directly from Evelina Colorni’s Singers’ Italian. A Manual of Diction and Phonetics. PHRASAL DOUBLING When the final vowel of a certain words precedes a consonant within the phrase, this following initial consonant may have to be doubled, under specific circumstances and according to rules. The final vowel preceding such a consonant will also have to be shortened,...