Bellini, Vincenzo
(1802–1835)> COMPOSER
Bellini, Vincenzo (1 November 1802, Catania; 23 September 1835, Puteaux), composer, was not an especially studious youth, but his musical talents were evident enough to win him a scholarship at the Royal Conservatory in Naples, although his father was not eager to have him pursue a career in music. Nicolas-Antoine Zingarelli was in charge of the Conservatory, which Bellini entered in 1819, but where he did not distinguish himself until his last year there at the time of Barbaia’s visit to the…