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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 5 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
Wie bluhend strahlt die Zukunft mir — —— —Classical 2
Rings herrschte n?chtlich Schweigen — —— —Classical 2
Silentium, ihr Leute, und h?ret mich — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Duet From Lucia — —— GuitarClassical 3
Scene from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor — —— PianoClassical —
La Favorite — —— —Classical 1
Don Pasquale: "Pronta io son" — —— —— 2
VI. Songs — —— —— 1
---: Duet, "Tu che vedi il pianto mio" — —— —— 2
Venti scudi! (Donizetti-Elixir of Love) — —— VoiceClassical 2
La Conocchia — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Son nov'ore — —— VoiceClassical 3
Prender moglie! — —— VoiceClassical 3
Via, da brava — —— VoiceClassical 3
Com'e Gentil — —— VoiceClassical 3
Quando avrete introdotto il dottor Malatesta — —— Voice High— 1
Lucia di Lammermoor - Act II, Scene 5: 'Il dolce suono - Ardon gl'Incensi - Alfin son tua — —— —Classical 1
E Morta — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Ah! Rammenta,O Bella Irene — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
La Mere Et L'enfant — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Ne Ornera La Bruna Chioma — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Don Pasquale Overture — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, percussionClassical 1
Aure di Roma! from L'esule di Roma — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Tacqui allor, l'abbandonai from L'esule di Roma — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Ah! Madre, se ognor lontano from Lucrezia Borgia — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Veleno e l'aura ch'io respiro! from Poliuto — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Fu macchiato l'onor mio! from Poliuto — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
La maitresse du roi!/Favorita del re! from La favorite/La favorita — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Per questa fiamma indomita from Anna Bolena — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Si, vuol di Francia il rege from Maria Stuarda — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Zitta, zitta, non piangete from L'ajo nell'imbarazzo — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Prayer - Sainte Madone — —— VoiceClassical 2
Depuis l'instant — —— VoiceClassical 1
Se tradirmi tu potrai — —— VoiceClassical 3
T'allontana sciagurato — —— VoiceClassical 3
Esci, fuggi — —— VoiceClassical 3
Qui del padre — —— VoiceClassical 3
"Tombe degli avi miei" from Lucia di Lammermoor — —— VoiceClassical 2
"Tu che a Dio" from Lucia di Lammermoor — —— VoiceClassical 2
"Sogno soave e casto" from Don Pasquale — —— VoiceClassical 2
"Povero Ernesto!" from Don Pasquale — —— VoiceClassical 2
"E se fia che ad altro oggetto"from Don Pasquale — —— VoiceClassical 2
"Le ricchezze ed il grado fastoso" from La figlia del reggimento — —— VoiceClassical 2
Wedding Chorus From 'Lucia Di Lammermoor' — —— OrganClassical 2
Die Zigeunerin — —— —Classical 1
Par le rang — —— —Classical 1
Com' — —— —Classical 1
Sch?n wie ein holder Engel — —— Low VoiceClassical 1

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.