Vincenzo Bellini 1. Child Prodigy to Student Triumph
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) Episode 1 of 6: Child Prodigy to Student Triumph
Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, famous for his bel canto era operas, was born into a musical family in Catania, Sicily in 1801. If papers are to be believed, he could sing an aria at 18 months old, and began composing at the age of six.
Donald Macleod introduces some of Bellini's early works, including a song written at the age of 12, an oboe concerto and an extract from his first opera Adelson e Salvini, that so impressed his fellow students and professors it was performed at the conservatory in Naples every Sunday for a year. We hear about his lifelong friend and biographer Francesco Florimo, and an early romance. We will also hear music from Norma, one of Bellini's most successful operas, and his last opera I Puritani.
00:01 Vincenzo Bellini I Puritani Di Scozia - Act 1 scene 3: Ad Arturo onore (chorus) & A Te, O Cara (aria) Performer: Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Singer: London Symphony Orchestra Singer: Luciano Pavarotti Singer: Dame Joan Sutherland Singer: Nicolaï Ghiaurov
00:13 Vincenzo Bellini La Farfalletta - Canzoncina For Voice And Piano Singer: Cecilia Bartoli Conductor: James Levine
00:17 Vincenzo Bellini Salve Regina In A Major For Chorus And Orchestra Orchestra: Prague S O Choir: Radiotelevision Tcheque Conductor: Eduardo Brizio
00:25 Vincenzo Bellini Dolente Immagine Di Fille Mia - Arietta For Voice And Piano Performer: Giorgio Favaretto Singer: Renata Tebaldi
00:29 Vincenzo Bellini Oboe concerto Performer: Diego Dini Ciacci Orchestra: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
00:37 Vincenzo Bellini Adelson E Salvini - Act 1 Romanza: Dopa l’oscuro nembo Singer: Joyce DiDonato Orchestra: Orchestre National de Lyon Conductor: Riccardo Minasi
00:46 Vincenzo Bellini Norma - Act 2 Scene 3 finale Qual cor tradisti… Deh! Non volerli vittime Performer: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano Singer: Maria Callas Singer: Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Conductor: Tullio Serafin
First broadcast: 21 Sep 2015 (b06c9nwg) http://vk.com/wall-71199334_101