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Vincenzo Bellini (International) assertion Vincenzo Bellini i(8059056 works by) (a.k.a. Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini)
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Born: Established: 1801
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Sicily,
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Italy,
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 1835
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Vincenzo Bellini was an Italian composer sometimes referred to as 'the Swan of Catania' due to his passion for composing long-flowing melodic lines. Best remebered as a composer of opera Bellini's best known works include: II Puritani (opera seria), Il Pirata (opera in two acts), La Sonnambula (opera semi-seria), La Straniera (opera in two acts), Norma (lyric tragedy) and Zaira (lyric traged).

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Notes

  • Some of Bellini's operas were produced in the Australian colonies in the nineteenth century, either in their orginal form or as the subject of localised and topicalised burlesques.

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