Gaetano Donizetti
(29 November 1797–8 April 1848)
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. His best-known works are the operas L'elisir d'amore (1832), Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), and Don Pasquale (1843), all in Italian, and the French operas La favorite and La fille du régiment (both from 1840). Along with Vincenzo Bellini and Gioachino Rossini, he was a leading composer of bel canto opera.
Operas
| Opera | Premiere or date of written | Libretti available |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Bolena | 1830, December 26 | italian, english |
| Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali | 1831, April 20 | italian, english |
| L'elisir d'amore | 1832, May 12 | italian, russian |
| Lucia di Lammermoor | 1835, September 26 | italian, german, english, french |
History
- February 4, 1824 — First performance of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera "Emilia di Liverpool" at Teatro Valle (Rome).
- March 13, 1832 — World premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera "Ugo, conte di Parigi" at La Scala (Milan).
- May 12, 1832 — Premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera 'L'elisir d'amore' at the Teatro della Canobbiana in Milan, Italy.
- March 17, 1833 — World premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera "Parisina d'Este" at the Teatro della Pergola (Florence).
- April 30, 1833 — The premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia" took place at La Scala in Milan.
- April 19, 1836 — The premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Il campanello" took place at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples.
- May 1, 1840 — The premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La fille du régiment" took place at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
- May 5, 1842 — The premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Maria Padilla" took place at La Scala in Milan.
- April 8, 1848 — Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti died in Bergamo.
