Monument to Vincenzo Bellini in Catania
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Vincenzo Bellini (03.11.1801-23.09.1835) - famous Italian composer. He came from a family of musicians. He studied at the Naples Conservatory. He wrote 11 operas, of which the Capulet and Montague, La Fenice, Somnambula, Puritans are very successful. The most important work is the opera “Norma”. Vincenzo Bellini is the greatest master of the Italian style of belcanto. He was buried in Catania in the Cathedral of St. Agatha.