Vincenzo Bellini

Italian opera composer (1801–1835)

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Vincenzo Bellini was an Italian composer who lived from 1801 to 1835 and is remembered primarily for creating operas. His works remain important in the history of opera and continue to be performed today.

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Born: 1801
Died: 1835
Works: 334

Top works

I puritani e i cavalieri
La somnambule
La sonnambula
Songs, duets, recitative, &c. &c. in the grand opera of The sonnambula
I Capuleti e i Montecchi

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Sound · Catania, Sicily, Italy

Vincenzo Salvatore Bellini was born on November 2, 1801 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was the first of seven children in a musical family. His grandfather gave him first piano lessons at the age of 3, and at the age of 5 young Bellini could play good piano to an audience. His first composition dates from around that age. He was granted a scholarship from the municipal government of Catania…

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: IT
Active from: 1801-11-03
Active to: 1835-09-23

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Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (/bəˈliːni/ bə-LEE-nee; Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso salvaˈtoːre karˈmɛːlo franˈtʃesko belˈliːni] ; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer famed for his long, graceful melodies and evocative musical settings. A central figure of the bel canto era, he was admired not only by the public but also by many composers who were influenced by his work. His songs balanced florid embellishment with a deceptively simple approach to lyric setting.

Born to a musical family in Sicily, he distinguished himself early and earned a scholarship to study under several noted musicians at Naples' Real Collegio di Musica. There he absorbed elements of the Neapolitan School's style and was inspired by performances of Donizetti's and Rossini's operas, among others, in more modern idioms. He wrote his first opera, Adelson e Salvini (1825), for the conservatory, and his next, Bianca e Fernando (1826), on a Teatro di San Carlo-affiliated commission for promising students. He also became close friends with his peer and first biographer, Francesco Florimo.