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Gaetano DONIZETTI29 November 1797 - 8 April 1848 (age 50)
The background lists some of his best known works. I have made this portrait available in various formats and also on some gift items which will make unusual presents for music lovers. You can buy a quality print of this image at IMAGEKIND FamilyBorn: Bergamo (Lombardy, Italy)Father: Andrea - pawnshop caretaker. Poor family with no musical background. Mother: Domenica Nava - seamstress. Siblings: 2 brothers and 3 sisters Partners: Wife: Virginia Vasselli, (died after 3 years of marriage) Children: Three, none of whom survived. Death: suffered from cerebro-spinal syphilis Grave: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo. Personality:He had a very sad life. His wife died after only three years of marriage and his three children all died very young in epidemics, tragedies from which they say he never recovered. When he was 48 he suffered a stroke and gradually lost his mind because of syphilis. He ended up in a lunatic asylum but was taken home to die in Bergamo. Amazon storeDonizetti on Amazon
WorksStyle: Early Italian romantic. He, together with Rossini and Bellini, were the masters of the Italian opera style known as 'bel canto'.Quantity: immense.
Best known works:
Influences- He owed a great deal to his first teacher and mentor Giovanni Simone Mayr, a Bavarian director of Bergamo's maestro di cappella and founder of the 'Charitable Music Lessons' which Donizetti was able to take advantage of.-Other great infuences were Rossini and Bellini. Donizetti in turn influenced Verdi and Bizet among others.
Pavarotti - Una Furtiva Lagrima -L'Elisir d'AmoreSumi Jo - Lucia di Lammermoor - Mad Scene
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Where to go for more information- Fondazione Donizetti - The Donizetti Society - then of course there is Wikipedia
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