Vincenzo Bellini
Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso salvaˈtoːre karˈmɛːlo franˈtʃesko belˈliːni] (listen); 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer, who was known for his long-flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania". Many years later, in 1898, Giuseppe Verdi "praised the broad curves of Bellini's melody: 'there are extremely long melodies as no-one else had ever made before'." A large amount of what is known about Bellini's life and activity comes from surviving letters which were written, except for a short period, throughout his lifetime to Francesco Florimo, whom he had met as a fellow student in Naples and with whom he maintained a lifelong friendship. Other sources of information come from correspondence saved by other friends and business acquaintances. Bellini was the quintessential composer of the Italian bel canto era of the early 19th century, and his work has been summed up by the London critic Tim Ashley as:
In considering which of his operas can be seen to be his greatest successes over the almost two hundred years since his death, Il pirata laid much of the groundwork in 1827, achieving very early recognition in comparison to Donizetti's having written thirty operas before his major 1830 triumph with Anna Bolena. Both I Capuleti e i Montecchi at La Fenice in 1830 and La sonnambula in Milan in 1831 reached new triumphal heights, although initially Norma, given at La Scala in 1831 did not fare as well until later performances elsewhere. "The genuine triumph" of I puritani in January 1835 in Paris capped a significant career. Certainly, Il pirata, Capuleti, La sonnambula, Norma, and I puritani are regularly performed today. After his initial success in Naples, most of the rest of his short life was spent outside of both Sicily and Naples, those years being followed with his living and composing in Milan and Northern Italy, and—after a visit to London—then came his final masterpiece in Paris, I puritani. Only nine months later, Bellini died in Puteaux, France at the age of 33. |
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 201 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 10332 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Puritani : Suoni la tromba | Ettore Brancaleoni ; Nicolò Fossetta | Vocal duet (bass and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10412 | 7-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Norma : Me protegge | Luigi Colazza | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 10413 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Norma : Ah! Troppo tardi | Luigi Colazza | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 10587 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Cari luoghi | Taurino Parvis | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10652 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Ah! Non giunge | Elvira de Hidalgo | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10653 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Son vergine | Elvira de Hidalgo | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10673 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Norma : Me protegge | Antonio Fassino | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10682 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | A te o cara | Isidoro Agnoletto | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10697 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Prendi, l'anel ti dono | Isidoro Agnoletto | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10941 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Vieni fra questo braccia | Edgardo Gherlinzoni ; Adele Pasini | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 10949 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Suoni la tromba | Ercole Omodei ; Luigi Rossato | Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11147 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Me protegge | Giuseppe Oppezzo | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11150 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Meco all ’altar di Venere | Giuseppe Oppezzo | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11159 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Ah! Non credea mirarti | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11160 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Ah! Non giunge uman pensier | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11170 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Qui la voce sua soave | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11171 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Vien, diletto in ciel la luna | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11178 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Son vergin vezzosa | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11179 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Ah! Vieni al tempio | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11323 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Come per me sereno | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11392 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Qual cor tradiste | Eugenia Burzio | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11393 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Deh! non valveli vitte, 1a parte | Eugenia Burzio | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 11394 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Deh! non valveli vitte, 2a parte | Eugenia Burzio | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 70686 | 10-in. | between 1920 and 1923 | A te o cara | Dino Borgioli | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E27280 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Ouverture (Overture) | Orchestra di Armonica de Brunswick | Orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bellini, Vincenzo," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102890.
Bellini, Vincenzo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102890.
"Bellini, Vincenzo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.
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