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Composer

Gaetano Donizetti

Italian opera composer (1797–1848)

1797–1848

382 works in the index

Born
1797
Died
1848
Birthplace
Bergamo
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

As a very young child of a poor family, Dominico Gaetano Maria Donizetti lived in a windowless cellar. But as a grown man, he dominated the Italian opera scene in the period between Bellini’s death (1835) and Verdi’s rise to fame after the success of Nabucco (1842). Donizetti succeeded with operas of a wide range of genres. His comedies for example included L’ajo nell'umbarazzo, [The Embarrassed Tutor] (1824), Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali [Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage] (an initial version was produced in 1827, a much expanded final version in 1831), and Il giovedi grasso [Maundy Thursday]. He also composed the heroic neoclassical drama L’esule di Roma [The Exile from Rome] (1828) and the romantic melodrama Il paria [The outcast] (1829). During the period of his dominance of the operatic stage his works include: Maria Stuarda [Mary Stuart] (1835); Lucia di Lammermoor (1835); and La fille du regiment [The Daughter of the Regiment] (1840). His final work, integrating ballet, was the comic opera Don Pasquale (1843), first produced at the Théâtre-Italien at the Salle Ventadour, in Paris.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Voice, Piano, Flute, Vocal, Bassoon
Genres represented
Classical, Broadway, Pop, Rock
Works with composition dates
5 of 382

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 2 of 8

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
O s? — —— —Classical 5
Wohl drang aus ihrem Herzen — —— —Classical 5
O Mio Fernando — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 8
Cruda,Funesta Smania — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Cielo, ai miei lunghi spasimi from Anna Bolena — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
O my Fernand — —— PianoClassical 5
Com'e gentil from DON PASQUALE — —— VoiceClassical 4
Ah, un foco insolito — —— —Classical 5
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena III. "Fra poco a me ricovero" (Edgardo) — —— VoiceClassical 9
Ave Maria — —— —Classical 4
The Bride of Lammermoor — —— —Classical 4
Cantiamo, facciam (Donizetti-Elixir of Love) — —— VoiceClassical 5
Io son ricco (Donizetti-Elixir of Love) — —— VoiceClassical 5
Ei corregge ogni difetto — —— VoiceClassical 4
Sull'onda Tremula — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 4
La Ninna-Nanna — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 4
Lu Trademiento — —— Piano, Flute, VoiceClassical 5
So Anch'io La Virtu — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
So Anch 'io La Virtu Magica — —— VoiceClassical 6
Sextet (Chi Raffrena Il Mio Furore From Lucia Di Lammermoor) — —— PianoClassical 6
Il Sospiro — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 4
La Corrispondenza Amorosa — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Meine Liebe — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 4
A Vivi, ingrato lei d'accanto from Roberto Devereux — —— PianoClassical 4
Bagnato il sen di lagrime from Roberto Devereux — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Sfolgoro divino raggio from Poliuto — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 4
In estasi soave from Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Par che mi dica ancora from Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Coppia iniqua from Anna Bolena — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Ah, quando all'ara scorgemi from Maria Stuarda — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Ah! dal Ciel discenda un raggio from Maria Stuarda — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 5
Oh gioia che si sente — —— VoiceClassical 6
Dalle Stanze — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Quel guardo il Cavaliere...So anch'io la virtu magica — —— —Classical 3
Havvi un Dio che in sua clemenza volge — —— —Classical 4
Overture to "Daughter of the Regiment" 1840IMSLP —— HornClassical 5
Marechiare — —— —— 4
Cruda, funesta smania from LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR — —— VoiceClassical 5
Ambo nati in questa valle from Linda di Chamounix — —— PianoClassical 4
Ange si pur — —— —Classical 4
Il dolce suono... Spargi d'amoro pianto — —— —Classical 4
A Furtive Tear — —— VoiceClassical 3
Don Pasquale 1842Wikidata —— —Classical 3
Adina, credimi (Donizetti-Elixir of Love) — —— VoiceClassical 4
Saria possibile? (Donizetti-Elixir of Love) — —— VoiceClassical 4
Dell'elisir mirabile (Donizetti-Elixir of Love) — —— VoiceClassical 4
Prendi, per me sei libero — —— VoiceClassical 5
Il Pescatore — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 3

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 74037336. Portrait: Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.