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Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso salvaˈtoːre karˈmɛːlo franˈtʃesko belˈliːni] ⓘ; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer, who was known for his long-flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania".
Vincenzo Bellini (born November 3, 1801, Catania, Sicily [Italy]—died September 23, 1835, Puteaux, near Paris, France) was an Italian operatic composer with a gift for creating vocal melody at once pure in style and sensuous in expression.
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Apr 27, 2017 · A comprehensive overview of the life, works, and legacy of the leading Italian opera composer of the early 19th century. Find reference works, sources and editions, and critical perspectives on Bellini's style, melodic invention, and relation to Rossini.
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Nov 3, 2018 · Learn about the life and works of Vincenzo Bellini, one of the most famous composers of the bel canto era. Discover his major operas, such as "Norma" and "I Puritani", and watch and listen to some of his most famous arias.
Jun 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Vincenzo Bellini, a famous Italian composer of bel canto opera. Find out his most famous works, such as Norma and La Sonnambula, and his musical influences and legacy.
Feb 23, 2015 · Only Vincenzo Bellini can do this. Bellini was born in the baroque city of Catania in Eastern Sicily on 3rd November 1801. He was given piano lessons by his father, a musician, and began studying composition with his grandfather when six years old.
Vincenzo Bellini; Vincenzo Bellini. The first-born son of a modest family of musicians from Abruzzo, Vincenzo Bellini was born in Catania on 3 rd November 1801, to Rosario Bellini and Agata Ferlito. His grandfather Vincenzo Tobia, originally from Torricella (Chieti), had moved to Catania in 1763, after studying at the Conservatorio di S ...
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