Bellini, Donizetti, Puccini and others - The Most Beautiful Italian Songs

Name: Bellini, Donizetti, Puccini and others - The Most Beautiful Italian Songs
Start: 2026-06-14T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-14T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Peterskirche Wien Krypta

took place · 14 Jun 2026

Peterskirche Wien Krypta, Vienna, Austria

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Bellini, Donizetti, Puccini and others - The Most Beautiful Italian Songs — Peterskirche Wien Krypta, Vienna

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An evening of the most beautiful Italian arias and songs, featuring works by Bellini, Donizetti, Puccini and other masters of Italian classical music. The concert takes place in the unique setting of the crypt of the Peterskirche in Vienna.

About: Vincenzo Bellini

A central figure of Italian Romantic opera, Bellini left just nine works - yet Norma, La sonnambula and I puritani have never left the stage, prized for vocal lines that Verdi called unmatched in their breadth.

operas composed in total

age at death

What's new

2026-01
The Metropolitan Opera staged its first new production of I puritani in nearly 50 years, with soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee in the lead roles.
2026-07
The Vienna State Opera screened a Bellini production featuring Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena at the open-air Rathausplatz film festival on 12 July 2026.
2026-04
The Metropolitan Opera broadcast its new production of La sonnambula on the international radio network on 25 April 2026.

Tracks

Norma1831 tragic opera; aria 'Casta diva' is one of the most celebrated in the soprano repertoire

La sonnambula1831 opera semiseria; new Met production opened the 2025-26 season

I puritani1835 final opera; new Met production premiered New Year's Eve 2025

I Capuleti e i Montecchi1830 Romeo and Juliet opera; new Dutch National Opera production in 2025-26 season

Il pirata1827 La Scala debut; established Bellini's international reputation

About the venue: Peterskirche Wien Krypta

The Peterskirche (St. Peter's Church) is a Baroque Roman Catholic church on the Graben in Vienna's first district, completed around 1733. Its crypt (Krypta) lies beneath the church and serves as an intimate venue for classical concerts and cultural events. The space is notable for its atmospheric vaulted architecture and historical significance in the heart of the Vienna city centre.

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