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Bellini, Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco

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Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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Bellini, Vincenzo  Links to essays at other sites: The Romantic Generation by Charles Rosen Please note: These links will open in a new window. Biographical essay at the Karadar site If the Karadar link does not work, try searching karadar.com directly. Biographical...
http://stevenestrella.com/compos...s/composerfiles/bellini1835.html

Listing of operas with links to details of La Sonnambula, creators of roles, portraits, and related sites. Includes bibliographic references.
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Vincenzo Bellini  Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini Born: Catania, Kingdom of Sicily, 3 Nov. 1801 Died: Puteaux, France (near Paris 23 Sep. 1835 Operas Adelson e Salvini (12.2.1825 Teatro del Conservatorio di S. Sebastiano, Naples) Bianca e Gernando (30.5.1826 Teatro San Carlo,...
http://opera.stanford.edu/opera/Bellini/

Find a Grave brief biography with photographs of his tomb in Catania Church, Catania, Italy.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8479

Musical biography detailing early precociousness, the rapid spread of his fame, and a general history of his output with summary of works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa...a/learning/grove.html?record=907

Recommended works and recordings from the Classical Net Basic Repertoire List.
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Classical Net Basic Repertoire List Bellini  Unless explicitly specified otherwise, this page and all other pages at this site are Copyright © 1995-2005 by Classical Net. Use of text, images, or any other copyrightable material contained in these pages, without the written permission of the copyright...
http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/bellini.html

Brief biography noting his outsized and sometimes controversial personality lived over a brief lifetime. From the New York City Opera.
http://www.nycopera.com/www/hide...aphies/biographydetails7c0e.html

Portrait, chronology, quotes, suggested reading and recordings, and further resources from Humanities Web.
http://www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi...bin/human.cgi?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=113

Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
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http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/bellini.html

List of films using his music, including the 1935 biographical movie Casta Diva, from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
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Vincenzo Bellini  Sogno di una notte di mezza estate (Italy aka William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (USA: complete title) Belle maman (1999 cavatina 34;Casta diva" from opera 34;Norma" aka Beautiful Mother (USA) Ladies Room (1999/I from opera 34;Beatrice di Tenda" Opera...
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0069057/

Biography, links, and directory of free MP3 audio files from Classic Cat.
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The Vincenzo Bellini Mp3 Page on Classic Cat  Subscribe for music downloads to EMusic or Napster Name/Genre/Year/PopularityII Capuleti e i Montecchi (1;7m)I puritani (1;6m) Name/Genre/Year/PopularityNNorma (1;16m) Explanation (2;5m) 2number of artists with performances for this work 5mduration in minutes of longest performance (rounded) Looking for classical mp3 downloads?...
http://www.classiccat.net/bellini_v/

Brief biography, caricature, summary of operas and recommended Naxos recordings.
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http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/de...n=Composers&char=B&ComposerID=83

Wikipedia article with life, works, important operas, other Bel Canto composers, and additional internal references to related people and topics.
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Vincenzo Bellini Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Known for his flowing melodic line, Bellini was the quintessential composer of Bel canto opera edit] Life Born in Catania, Sicily, Italy, Bellini was a child prodigy from a highly musical family and legend has it he could sing an...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Bellini

Entry at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with list of vocal works linked to lyrics, most having English translations.
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Vincenzo Bellini (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, Mélodies, Chansons and other Classical Vocal Music)  Translators and other volunteers Contact Information Copyright Statement Partial Bibliography Emily's Homepage Emily's Amazon wishlist Please visit Artsconverge, a Lieder-related web-project on which I once did some work. Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) Alphabetic listing of musical settings [warning not exhaustive...
http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/b/bellini.html

Biography from the Learning Center of the New York City Opera linked to synopses and other resources.
http://www.nycopera.com/learning...iographies/bellini_vincenzo.aspx

Filmography listing the cinematic and televised use of his works from the Internet Movie Database.
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Vincenzo Bellini  Sogno di una notte di mezza estate (Italy aka William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (USA: complete title) Belle maman (1999 cavatina 34;Casta diva" from opera 34;Norma" aka Beautiful Mother (USA) Ladies Room (1999/I from opera 34;Beatrice di Tenda" Opera...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0069057/

Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, operas and other works, including several librettos, illustrations, and links.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3  One of the most important composers of Italian opera in the early 19th century who died near Paris at the height of his success. Bellini's influence was not confined to opera and Chopin owes much to him, particularly in his...
http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/bellini.html