| Nationality: | Italian |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Nov. 3, 1801 — Catania, Sicily |
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Date & Place of Death: |
Sept. 23, 1835 — Puteaux |
| Near Family: | Father was an organist |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Studied and worked in Naples; later, in Venice and Paris. |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Almost entirely composition (from childhood) |
| Major Work(s): | The operas Il Pirata(1827), I Capuleti e i Montecchi(1830), La Sonnambula(1831), Norma(1831 - Bellini's personal favorite) and I Puritani(1835). |
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Interesting Facts: |
Bellini was a personal friend of Rossini, who suggested that the former visit Paris (he took this advice in 1833, where he composed his final opera I Puritani). |
