Italian opera composer of the bel canto style, known for long, singing melodies, above all in 诺尔玛 (Norma), whose aria Casta diva is a soprano favourite, and 梦游女 (La sonnambula). He died at 33.
贝, 里 and 尼 sound out Bel-li-ni one syllable each. 尼 is the usual way to write the Italian ending -ni: the opera composers Puccini and Rossini are 普契尼 and 罗西尼.