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Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti
(29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was a famous Italian opera composer. His most famous work is Lucia di Lammermoor (1835). Along with Vincenzo Bellini and Gioacchino Rossini, he was a leading composer of bel canto opera.
Donizetti composed about 75 operas, 16 symphonies, 19 string quartets, 193 songs, 45 duets, 3 oratorios, 28 cantatas, instrumental concertos, sonatas, and other chamber pieces.

He was born in Bergamo into a very poor family with no tradition of music, but in 1806 he was one of the first pupils to be enrolled in a charity school at Bergamo founded by Simon Mayr.

Donizetti is best known for his operatic works, but he also wrote music in a number of other forms, including some church music, a number of string quartets, and some orchestral works.

He is also the younger brother of Giuseppe Donizetti, who had become, in 1828, Instructor General of the Imperial Ottoman Music at the court of Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839).

Donizetti’s vocal style enriched the Bel Canto tradition which Rossini and Bellini had made popular. These three composers are generally accepted as the primary exemplars of early 19th century Bel Canto writing.


Operas

* Il Pigmalione (1816; 13.10.1960 Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo)
* Enrico di Borgogna (14.11.1818 Teatro San Luca, Venice)
* Una follia (17.12.1818 Teatro San Luca, Venice) (lost)
* Le nozze in villa (1821? Teatro Vecchio, Mantua)
* Il falegname di Livonia, ossia Pietro il grande (26.12.1819 Teatro San Samuele, Venice)
* Zoraïda di Granata (28.1.1822 Teatro Argentino, Rome)
* La zingara (12.5.1822 Teatro Nuovo, Naples)
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  • MusicHallofFame

    The Music Hall of Fame are delighted to induct Gaetano Donizetti into the Class of 1977. Congratulations. Please vist our page too see the latest inductees into the Music Hall of Fame

    17 days ago

  • ulyssestone

    Complete (sort of) Operas & Other Works of Donizetti in one Spotify playlist: http://www.spotifyclassical.com/2012/04/gaetano-donizetti-complete-operas-other.html 39 operas, 19 string quartets and more.

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  • timish

    @Jorgili: This is one of the very few operas, in which you don't have one-hour-dying-soprano-monolog with constantly-crying-over-her-face-tenor and you call it boring??

    February 2012

  • barryvs

    Jorgili: I really enjoyed L'elisir myself, though I do agree Una Furtiva is the obvious highlight.

    October 2011

  • ArtJok

    I've already seen Lucia di Lammermoor 3 times in Moscow. It is really a masterpiece! I am completely inlove with all Lucia's arias, chorus and just the whole pcture.

    October 2011

  • filipedumas15

    going to see L'Elisir d'Amore tomorrow in london <3

    September 2011

  • timish

    until now I thought Bellini was badass, but the more I listen to Donizetti, the more I change my mind :D

    May 2011

  • Rainman45

    Невероятный

    April 2011
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