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Bel canto: Bel canto (Bel-Canto) (Italian, "beautiful singing"), an Italian musical term, refers to the art and science of vocal technique which originated in Italy during the late seventeenth century and reached its pinnacle in the early part of the nineteenth

Gaetano Donizetti: Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (November 29, 1797 - April 8, 1848) was an Italian opera composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Donizetti's most famous work is Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), and his most immediately recognizable piece of music is the aria "U

Norma (opera): Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after Norma, ossia L'infanticidio (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet. First produced at La Scala on December 26, 1831, it is generally reg

La sonnambula: La sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) is an opera semiseria in two acts, music by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a ballet-pantomime by Eugène Scribe. The first performance took place at the Teatro Carcano, Milan on March

I puritani: I puritani (The Puritans) is an opera in three acts, by Vincenzo Bellini. Libretto by Count Carlo Pepoli based on Têtes rondes et Cavaliers by Jacques-François Ancelot and Joseph Xavier Saintine. First produced at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris, Januar

I Capuleti e i Montecchi: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues) is an Italian opera by Vincenzo Bellini. The libretto by Felice Romani was a reworking of a the story of Romeo and Juliet for an opera by Nicola Vaccai called Giulietta e Romeo. This was based

Il pirata: Il pirata (The Pirate) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani from a French translation of the tragic play Bertram, or The Castle of St Aldobrando by Charles Maturin. It premiered at La Scala on October 27

Felice Romani: Felice Romani (January 31, 1788 — January 28, 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. Romani was considered the finest Italian librettist between Metast

Beatrice di Tenda: Beatrice di Tenda, is a 'tragedia lirica', or tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, after the play of the same name by Carlo Tedaldi-Fores.

La straniera: La straniera (English: The Stranger) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, based on L'étrangère (1825) by Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt. It was composed in the autumn of 1828 and premiered in Feb

Bianca e Fernando: Bianca e Fernando (English: Bianca and Fernando) is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini. There are two versions of this opera: the first, entitled Bianca e Gernando (1826) has a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni, after Bianca e Fernando alla tomba

Zaira (opera): Zaira is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1829), from a libretto by Felice Romani based on the tragedy Zaïre (1732) by Voltaire.

Adelson e Salvini: Adelson e Salvini (Adelson and Salvini) is a three act opera semiseria composed by Vincenzo Bellini and first performed at the Teatro del Conservatorio di San Sebastiano in Naples on February 12 1825. The libretto was by Andrea Leone Tottola.

Giovanni Battista Rubini: Giovanni Battista Rubini (April 7, 1794 - March 3, 1854) was an Italian tenor, as famous in his time as Enrico Caruso in a later day. His ringing and expressive coloratura dexterity in the highest register of his voice, the tenorino, inspired the wri

Teatro Carlo Felice: The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the piazza De Ferrari. The hall is named for Duke Carlo Felice, and dates from December 24,

Teatro Regio di Parma: Teatro Regio di Parma is a famous 19th century opera house and opera company in Parma, Italy. The theatre was originally known as the Teatro Ducale. The construction was begun in 1821 by Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma on the location of the former Mo