Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer. His most famous works are La Sonnambula and Norma (both 1831). Known for his flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania", Bellini was the quintessential composer of Bel canto opera.
Born in Catania, Sicily, Bellini was a child prodigy from a highly musical family and legend has it he could sing an aria of Valent...
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Date of birth:
- Nov 3, 1801
Date of death:
- Sep 23, 1835 (age 33 years)
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Also known as:
- Belini,
- Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini,
- Bellini,
- V. Bellini
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