Vincenzo Bellini

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". Many years later, in 1898, Giuseppe Verdi "praised the broad curves of Bellini's melody: 'there are extremely long melodies as no-one else had ever made before' "

A large amount of what is known about Bellini's life and his activities comes from surviving letters—except for a short period—which were written over his lifetime to his friend Francesco Florimo, whom he had met as a fellow student in Naples and with whom he maintained a lifelong friendship. Other sources of information come from correspondence saved by other friends and business acquaintances.

Bellini was the quintessential composer of the Italian bel canto era of the early 19th century, and his work has been summed up by the London critic Tim Ashley as:

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Famous quotes by Vincenzo Bellini:

"Two lines only, o my dear friend, to give you word about my health, which is at the breaking point from the great fatigue that I am experiencing because of having to compose the opera in a short time, and whose fault is that? that of my usual and original poet, the God of Sloth!."

Vincenzo Bellini

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I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House feat conductor Riccardo Muti)

Released 2010

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Released 2009

La sonnambula (Orchestra La Scintilla and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich feat. conductor: Alessandro De Marchi)

Released 2008

La Sonnambula (Orchestre & Chœurs de l'Opéra de Lyon feat. conductor: Evelino Pidò)

Released 2007

Norma

Released 1997

La sonnambula

Released 1997

The Magic of the Oboe, Greatest Concerto

Released 1993

Il Pirata (Orchestra & Chorus of The American Opera Society feat. conductor: Nicola Rescigno)

Released 1993

Born: 1801-11-03

Died: 1835-09-23

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