Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti
[doˈmeːniko ɡaeˈtaːno maˈria donidˈdzetti] (1797 – 1848, Italian)
Along with Bellini and Rossini, he was a leading composer of bel canto operas, that celebrated the beauty of the human voice in long, expressive melodies and vivid, elaborate coloratura (花腔) ornamentation.
His best-known operas are:
* L'elisir d'amore, Lucia di Lammermoor, and Don Pasquale - in Italian
* La favorite and La fille du régiment - in French
L'elisir d'amore / The Love Philtre
Full opera (2h)
Una Furtiva Lagrima aria
Lucia di Lammermoor / The Bride of Lammermoor
- based on Sir Walter Scott's tragic novel
- the opera is most remarkable for his scoring for coloratura soprano in Lucina's scenes and arias
(L) Il dolce suono (“The Sweet Sound”) aria
- Lucia in her bloodstained nightgown is hauntingly dramatic heroine
(R) The Diva Dance aria
- excerpt from the “Fifth Element” (1997 movie)
Don Pasquale
- written for the four great bel canto singers of the Théâtre Italien
"Tornami a dir che m'ami"
("Come back and tell me that you love me") duo
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