[Savage Beast]

'Bellini, a composer whose whole reputation today rests on a single opera, Norma, and on "Casta Diva", a single aria'

...which occurs in the first act, so you can leave and not have to suffer through the rest of it, but, come to think of it, it's not worth suffering through the first act either. See if you can get a ticket to Tosca or Tristan or The Magic Flute or most anything else instead.

BTW, Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila is another one-aria opera. If you can, get a ticket to hear Elīna Garanča sing "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" and skip the rest of it.

[Rummyfan]

Bellini also managed to great a great drink named after himself.

A Bellini is a cocktail made with Prosecco and peach purée or nectar. It originated in Venice, Italy.