Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Vincenzo Bellini
Standard Name: Bellini, Vincenzo
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Adelaide Kemble | Later AK
studied singing in Paris and at Lake Como in Italy, at a half hour's remove from Milan. One of her teachers was the famous Italian singer Giudetta Pasta
(who was both... |
| Leisure and Society | Augusta Ada Byron | Her marriage and her title brought AAB
a whirl of social engagements: balls, concerts (including Bellini
's Norma), and meeting Queen Victoria
. The domestic and social duties of managing three houses as a... |
| Occupation | Adelaide Kemble | AK
, still in her mid-twenties, made her operatic debut in the tragic-heroic title role of Bellini
's Norma at the Fenice Theatre in Venice. Marshall, Dorothy. Fanny Kemble. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1977. 168 |
| Occupation | Adelaide Kemble | AK
made her English operatic debut at Covent Garden Theatre
, London, again singing the title role in Bellini
's Norma. Brockway, Wallace, and Herbert Weinstock. The World of Opera. Methuen, 1963. 555 |
| Occupation | Adelaide Kemble | AK
made her final operatic appearance, once again taking the role that had made her famous, as the tragic heroine of Bellini
's Norma. Brockway, Wallace, and Herbert Weinstock. The World of Opera. Methuen, 1963. 555 Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements. |
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