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Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti [a] (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas.
Gaetano Donizetti was an Italian opera composer whose numerous operas in both Italian and French represent a transitional stage in operatic development between Rossini and Verdi. Among his major works are Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), La fille du régiment (1840), and La favorite (1840).
The Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848) is best known for his operas, of which he wrote about 75 from 1816 to 1845.
Gaetano Domenico Maria Donizetti è stato un compositore italiano, tra i più celebri operisti dell'Ottocento. Scrisse poco meno di settanta opere oltre a numerose composizioni di musica sacra e da camera. Le opere di Donizetti oggi più sovente rappresentate nei teatri di tutto il mondo sono L'elisir d'amore, Lucia di Lammermoor e Don Pasquale ...
Apr 8, 2018 · The Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti was the most significant figure in Italian opera after the death of Bellini (in 1835) until the emergence of Verdi (with Nabucco in 1842). His 65 completed operas range from tragedies (such as Lucia di Lammermoor) to historical works (Maria Stuarda) and comedies.
Gaetano Donizetti, (born Nov. 29, 1797, Bergamo, Cisalpine Republic—died April 8, 1848, Bergamo, Lombardy, Austrian Empire), Italian opera composer. He was tutored and guided by the opera composer Simone Mayr (1763–1845).
Nov 29, 2018 · Gaetano Donizetti, born on Nov. 29, 1797, was one of the leading Bel Canto composers of all time. He wrote his first opera, “Il Pigmalione” at the age of 19 and he would go on to create 75 operas throughout his lifetime.
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century and a probable influence on other composers such as Giuseppe ...
Biography. Gaetano Donizetti’s life bears more than a passing resemblance to an operatic plot. The curtain rises on a humble birth and years of drudgery. Then there is a dizzying ascent to greatness, before a final fall into madness, the result of syphilis rather than heartbreak.
Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848) was a key proponent of the bel canto style, and one of the most prolific opera composers in the art form's history. His 65 operas, many of which are repertory staples, include L’elisir d’amore , Lucia di Lammermoor , Maria Stuarda , La Fille du régiment and Don Pasquale.
