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Vincenzo Bellini

1801 - 1835

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Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (; Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso salvaˈtoːre karˈmɛːlo franˈtʃesko belˈliːni] ; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer famed for his long, graceful melodies and evocative musical settings. A central figure of the bel canto era, he was admired not only by the public, but also by many composers who were influenced by his work. His songs balanced florid embellishment with a deceptively simple approach to lyric setting. Born to a musical family in Sicily, he distinguished himself early and earned a scholarship to study under several noted musicians at Naples' Real Collegio di Musica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vincenzo Bellini is the 51st most popular composer (down from 47th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Italy (down from 195th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Italian Composer.

Vincenzo Bellini was a composer who is most famous for his operas "Norma" and "I Puritani."

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Vincenzo Bellini ranks 51 out of 1,451. Before him are Orlande de Lassus, Tomaso Albinoni, Modest Mussorgsky, Anton Bruckner, Guido of Arezzo, and Stefania Turkewich. After him are Arnold Schoenberg, Edward Elgar, Georg Philipp Telemann, Aram Khachaturian, Carl Maria von Weber, and Guillaume Du Fay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, Vincenzo Bellini ranks 2. Before him is Brigham Young. After him are Gustav Fechner, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Josip Jelačić, John of Saxony, Johannes Peter Müller, Frédéric Bastiat, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Maria Theresa of Austria, and John Henry Newman. Among people deceased in 1835, Vincenzo Bellini ranks 2. Before him is Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Wilhelm von Humboldt, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, Antoine-Jean Gros, Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Thérésa Tallien, Catharina of Württemberg, Izabela Czartoryska, Alexander McDonnell, Guillaume Dupuytren, and John Nash.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vincenzo Bellini ranks 218 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Boniface I (370), Guido of Arezzo (991), Pope Eugene III (1080), Didius Julianus (133), Pope Alexander I (100), and Pope John XIX (975). After him are Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Carlo Collodi (1826), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Pope Pius I (90), Plautus (-254), and Giuseppe Meazza (1910).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Vincenzo Bellini ranks 13. Before him are Domenico Scarlatti (1685), Antonio Salieri (1750), Gaetano Donizetti (1797), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Tomaso Albinoni (1671), and Guido of Arezzo (991). After him are Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), Luigi Cherubini (1760), Luigi Boccherini (1743), Nino Rota (1911), and Jacopo Peri (1561).

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