Composer of the Month (September)
Above left: Saverio Mercadante (17 September 1795, Altamura - 17 December 1870, Naples). Type of music: opera, symphony, chamber, cantatas. Became totally blind in 1862 but continued to compose. Postmark: ALTAMURA, 17.12.1970, 100th anniversary of Mercadante's death. Card published by Associazione Civica F. Saverio Mercadante - Altamura (Bari).
Above right: Vincenzo Bellini (3 November 1801, Catania, Sicily - 23 September 1835, Puteaux, near Paris). Type of music: Romantic opera. Bellini is best known for his opera Norma. Postmark: SAN MARINO, 18.3.1985, Day of Issue. Card published by Sogema Marzari S.p.A - Schio, No. 13.
Selected MCs from my exhibit 'THE MUSIC HAS SURVIVED TRIUMPHANTLY'.
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