herbert weinstock (16 november 1905 – 21 october 1971) was an american writer, music historian, editor and translator. a prolific writer on musical subjects, he was particularly known for his biographies of the bel canto opera composers rossini, donizetti, and bellini which he published between 1963 and 1971. weinstock was born in milwaukee, wisconsin but from 1930 was based in new york city where he became the music editor of the alfred a. knopf publishing house in 1943. he died in new york at the age of 65, survived by his long-time companion, ben meiselman.