Monument to Vincenzo Bellini, Catania

Grandbeggers place The monument was commissioned by the comune of Catania to celebrate the native composer of opera, Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835).

Putatively, part of the reason to site the monument here was to allow the composer to face a church Sant'Agata alla Fornace, affiliated with the veneration of the patron saint of Catania, Saint Agatha, to which the composer had shown a devotion.

The composer is seated atop a column, but leaning forward, with a manuscript on the left knee.

Around him are four statues representing four of his operas: Norma, I puritani, La sonnambula, and Il pirata.

The monument is surrounded by a metal fence with Art Nouveau decoration.