ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɪnəvˌeɪɾɪv ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz tə bˈɛl kˈæntoʊ hæv ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv pɹədˈʌkʃənz ʌv lˌæ sənˈæmbjʊlə wˌɛɹ ðə tˈɛnɚz ɹˈoʊl wʌz sˈʌŋ ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈiːz ænd ˌɑːlæ tɹˌævɪˈɑːɾə wˌɛɹ ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə stˈændɚd kˈʌts wɜː ɹᵻstˈoːɹd.
Other innovative approaches to bel canto have resulted in 2005 productions of La sonnambula where the tenor's role was sung in the original keys and a La traviata where the majority of the standard cuts were restored.