Nationality:
Italian
Born:
Catania, November 3rd
1801
Died:
Puteaux,
September 23rd
1835
Type
of music: Opera
Main
works: La
Sonnambula (1830), Norma (1831)
Bellini,
like Donizetti, was an Italian operatic composer in the early
romantic period. His career also saw him journey west to London and
then Paris, where he died shortly before his 34th
birthday.
Bellini
was taught music at an early age from his father and grandfather, and
then at the age of 18 he attended the Royal Conservatory in Naples.
It was here his compositional career began and in 1825 the school
produced and performed his first opera 'Adelson e Salvini'.
Further
commissions soon came from Naples and Milan and in 1827 his opera 'Il
pirata' was produced at the famous La Scala theatre and was met with
great success. The libretto for this opera was written by Felice
Romani, who collaborated with Bellini on several more operas, the
last of which was 'Beatrice di Tenda' in 1833.
Soon
after this, Bellini arrived in Paris where his last operatic
commission was produced. 'I puritani' was produced at the Italian
theatre in Paris in 1835, which also produced Donizetti's 'Don
Pasquale'.
The
Bel Canto style of opera that Bellini, Rossini and Donizetti composed
in during this period did not survive through the rise of nationalism
and the late romantic period, but found it's revival in the 20th
Century.
“Long,
long melodies, such as no one has ever written before”. - Giuseppe
Verdi
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