Bellini

American  

[buh-lee-nee, bel-lee-nee] / bəˈli ni, bɛlˈli ni /

noun

1. Gentile 1427?–1507, Venetian painter (son of Jacopo): teacher of Giorgione and Titian.

2. Giovanni 1430?–1516, Venetian painter (son of Jacopo).

3. Jacopo 1400?–70, Venetian painter.

4. Vincenzo 1801?–35, Italian composer of opera.

5. (lowercase) a cocktail made with sparkling wine and peach purée.

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Bellini British  

/ belˈlini /

noun

1. 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. Vincenzo (vinˈtʃɛntso). 1801–35, Italian composer of operas, esp La Sonnambula (1831) and Norma (1831)

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Example Sentences

More zombie mayhem in ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ TV mysteries abound in ‘Bookish’ and ‘Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials,’ and a Renaissance masterpiece by Giovanni Bellini comes to America for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal

The paragon of false humility, Bellini reminds everyone he really doesn’t want to be named pope . . . even as he passionately campaigns for the job.

From Salon

Two years later, Berger, following up his Oscar-winning adaptation of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” reached out and offered him the part of Bellini.

From Los Angeles Times

The legendary soprano, stricken by illness, would no longer perform in the title role of Vincenzo Bellini's "Norma" before an esteemed assembly that included the President of Italy.

From Salon

It will be the fifth opera by Adams that the Met has presented, putting him in the same category as Tchaikovsky and Bellini.

From New York Times