Gaetano Donizetti
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(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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Linda di Chamounix
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Lucia Di Lammermoor
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La fille du regiment
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DONIZETTI: Songs
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L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) by Gaetano DonizettiSunday 8 December 2013Gaetano Donizetti and 1 other
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L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) by Gaetano DonizettiTuesday 10 December 2013Gaetano Donizetti and 1 other Manchester, United Kingdom
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L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) by Gaetano DonizettiThursday 12 December 2013Gaetano Donizetti and 1 other Manchester, United Kingdom
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rankersite01
Gaetano Donizetti operas list includes all operatic compositions by Gaetano Donizetti get complete list of donizetti operas at http://www.ranker.com/list/gaetano-donizetti-operas/reference
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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
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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??
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barryvs
Jorgili: I really enjoyed L'elisir myself, though I do agree Una Furtiva is the obvious highlight.
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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.
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filipedumas15
going to see L'Elisir d'Amore tomorrow in london <3
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timish
until now I thought Bellini was badass, but the more I listen to Donizetti, the more I change my mind :D
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Rainman45
Невероятный
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ciciamoruso
Genius!
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rosmaritbrum
Fantastic....
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KraeheK
His string quartets are surprisingly very good - not much more harmonically interesting than the classical era, but definitely having learnt valuble lessons from Haydn.
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Jorgili
L'elisir d'amore - every song is damn boring - una furtiva is great and is totally isolated considering the music quality of the whole opera
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nopamuk
I love L'elisir d'amore, it's my favorite opera ever.
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mrBuko
L'elisir d'amore - superb!!!
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Tau-Neutrino
Lucia di Lammermoor is very special for me. It's wonderful. ^.^
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sobiana
Cudowna muzyka i cudowne wykonanie!
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Kiki36
Lucia di Lammermoor ist die schönste Oper der Welt. Hört Euch die Wahnsinnsarie gesungen von der großartigen Callas an und Ihr wisst, was ich meine...
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manithu
Lucia di Lammermoor is no operetta ;) It is a tragic opera.
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