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Rubini began as a Violinist at 12 years of age at the Riccardi Theatre in Bergamo . His first appearance as singer was 1814 in Pavia in '' Le Lagrime D'una Vedova '' by Pietro Generali . After ten years in Naples , he moved to Paris , performing '' La Cenerentola '', '' Otello '', and '' La Donna Del Lago ''.

As a singer Rubini was the major early exponent of the Romantic style of Vincenzo Bellini and Gaetano Donizetti . Rubini is remembered as an extraordinary singer, one of the most famous singers in Europe in the 1830s and 40s.