Bellini, VINCENZO

1802-1835. Italian opera composer, distinguished for the tenderne and elegance of his melodies. Adelson e Salvino, 1824; Bianca e Fernando, 1826; Il Pirata, 1827; La Straniera , 1829; Zaira , 1829; I Capuletti ed i Montec chi , 1830; La Sonnambula , 1831; Norma , 1831; Be at rice di Tenda , 1833; I Puritan i , 1835.