The author of 65 operas, Donizetti was no slacker, and Lucia di Lammermoor, L’elisir d’amore and Don Pasquale still hold sway in theaters around the world.
Donizetti was a truly prolific opera composer, he could turn out as many as three or four a year and was said to have sketched and written the last act of La favorita in a few hours. Imagine composing ...
“The most resounding fiasco of Donizetti’s career” is Jeremy Commons’s phrase for the reception of this, his 59th opera, at La Fenice, Venice, in 1838. In the canon it comes just before Poliuto, which ...
The Toledo Opera announced its 67th season Monday with two productions in 2025 and 2026. The season will feature Georges Bizet's "Carmen" and Gaetano Donizetti's "The Elixir of Love". "Carmen" will be ...
Cue the revisited smoking pantsuits, the capes and beautiful statement coats. Similarly, chiffon balloon underskirts worn ...
Budding opera stars and real life couple, Sarah Mileham and Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono, talk about sharing the stage in Donizetti ...
Elena Xanthoudakis is playing 'Lucia di Lammermoor' in the revival of Gaetano Donizetti's romantic tragedy from Melbourne Opera. The Greek-Australian soprano talks to SBS Greek Award-winning Greek ...