Bellini

[ buh-lee-nee; Italian bel-lee-nee ]

noun

1. Gen·ti·le [jen-, tee, -le] 1427?–1507, Venetian painter (son of Jacopo): teacher of Giorgione and Titian.
2. Gio·van·ni [jaw-, vahn, -nee] 1430?–1516, Venetian painter (son of Jacopo).
3. Ja·co·po [jah, -kaw-paw] 1400?–70, Venetian painter.
4. Vin·cen·zo [veen-, chen, -dzaw] 1801?–35, Italian composer of opera.
5. (lowercase) a cocktail made with sparkling wine and peach purée.

Bellini

/ belˈlini /

noun

1. BelliniGiovanni?14301516MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). ?1430–1516, Italian painter of the Venetian school, noted for his altarpieces, landscapes, and Madonnas. His father Jacopo (?1400–70) and his brother Gentile (?1429–1507) were also painters
2. BelliniVincenzo18011835MItalianMUSIC: composer Vincenzo (vinˈtʃɛntso). 1801–35, Italian composer of operas, esp La Sonnambula (1831) and Norma (1831)

Example Sentences

Fracci made one of her first public appearances at La Scala in 1955 in a presentation that followed a performance of Bellini’s opera “La Sonnambula” starring soprano Maria Callas under the baton of Leonard Bernstein.

From Washington Post

We can’t visit Venice right now, but we can bring the famous Bellini cocktail from Harry’s Bar home.

From Washington Post

Raymond Guidot, the French design expert, says that Bellini came to Olivetti as "the champion of utter rationalism."

From The Daily Beast

Botanists can recognize almost all the plants depicted by Bellini, however obscure.

From The Daily Beast

It would make a gorgeous Bellini, but at $20, this is a Prosecco that deserves to stand by itself.

From The Daily Beast

The modern day lens on Venice, though, is the Bellini fuelled art world circus that is the Biennale.

From The Daily Beast

Bellini by Nigella Lawson The Food Network star shares her sweet secret to the perfect party cocktail.

From The Daily Beast

Most readers will have heard of Chopin's touching request to be buried by the side of Bellini.

From Project Gutenberg

With regard to Bellini, Chopin's sympathy was strengthened by the congeniality of their individual temperaments.

From Project Gutenberg

This specimen of Bellini's conversation is sufficient to show that his linguistic accomplishments were very limited.

From Project Gutenberg

Bellini's music had a particular charm for Chopin, and he was also an admirer of Rossini.

From Project Gutenberg

The operatic repertoire at that date consisted mostly of works by Bellini, Donizetti, and Mercadante.

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