1996, ISBN: 0521467810

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[EAN: 9780521467810], [SC: 14.95], [PU: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge], ITALIA FRANCESCO FLORIMO NORMA LA SONNAMBULA I PUTITANI BARBAJA NAPLES PACINI GIUDITTA PASTA IL PIRATA FELI… More...

[EAN: 9780521467810], [SC: 14.95], [PU: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge], ITALIA FRANCESCO FLORIMO NORMA LA SONNAMBULA I PUTITANI BARBAJA NAPLES PACINI GIUDITTA PASTA IL PIRATA FELICE ROMANI ROSSINI VERDI ZAIRA, 'Musical lives'. Introduction: Rediscovering Bellini. Contents: 1). A young southener. 2). Storming La Scala. 3). The champion. 4). At the height of his power. 5). False steps. 6). Paris and death. Appendix: A detective story: the rentier, the kept woman, and the young man about town. With notes, note on further reading and listening and index. 20 illustrations. Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (1801 - 1835) was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are 'I Capuleti ed i Montecchi' (1830), 'La sonnambula' (1831), 'Norma' (1831), 'Beatrice di Tenda' (1833), and 'I puritani' (1835). Known for his long-flowing melodic lines, for which he was named 'the Swan of Catania'. Bellini was the quintessential composer of bel canto opera. VIII + 184 pag. Size: 21,5cmx13,5cm, Books<

1996, ISBN: 0521467810

Paperback

[EAN: 9780521467810], [PU: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge], ITALIA FRANCESCO FLORIMO NORMA LA SONNAMBULA I PUTITANI BARBAJA NAPLES PACINI GIUDITTA PASTA IL PIRATA FELICE ROMANI ROS… More...

[EAN: 9780521467810], [PU: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge], ITALIA FRANCESCO FLORIMO NORMA LA SONNAMBULA I PUTITANI BARBAJA NAPLES PACINI GIUDITTA PASTA IL PIRATA FELICE ROMANI ROSSINI VERDI ZAIRA, 'Musical lives'. Introduction: Rediscovering Bellini. Contents: 1). A young southener. 2). Storming La Scala. 3). The champion. 4). At the height of his power. 5). False steps. 6). Paris and death. Appendix: A detective story: the rentier, the kept woman, and the young man about town. With notes, note on further reading and listening and index. 20 illustrations. Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (1801 - 1835) was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are 'I Capuleti ed i Montecchi' (1830), 'La sonnambula' (1831), 'Norma' (1831), 'Beatrice di Tenda' (1833), and 'I puritani' (1835). Known for his long-flowing melodic lines, for which he was named 'the Swan of Catania'. Bellini was the quintessential composer of bel canto opera. VIII + 184 pag. Size: 21,5cmx13,5cm, Books<

ISBN: 9780521467810

The first English-language biography of Vincenzo Bellini in more than 25 years. Carefully sorting through fact, legend and even spurious documentation, John Rosselli reassesses Bellini's … More...

The first English-language biography of Vincenzo Bellini in more than 25 years. Carefully sorting through fact, legend and even spurious documentation, John Rosselli reassesses Bellini's personality, his relationships, and his short but dazzling career in Naples, Milan, and Paris. What emerges is a portrait of an otherwise normal young man with uncommon musical gifts. 19 photos. Media > Book, [PU: Cambridge University Press]<