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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Composer of the Week: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848): Episode 2: Maestro Excitement

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Episode 2

Episode 2: Maestro Excitement

Maestro Excitement

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Maestro Excitement

Donald Macleod explains how Donizetti consolidated his success in Naples.

Donald Macleod explains how Donizetti consolidated his success in Naples and reached new heights with the first of the 'Three Queens' operas, Anna Bolena.

Gaetano Donizetti composed almost 70 operas in 19th-century Italy, the age of the impresario, the prima donna and the star tenor. Donald Macleod traces his extraordinary life.

Gaetano Donizetti had made his mark on Italian opera at the age of only 24 with the triumphant premiere of his opera Zoraida di Granata in Rome. The next phase of his career would see him consolidate his success in Naples, and reach new heights with the first of what would later be called the 'Three Queens' operas about the Tudors and the Stuarts. Featuring recordings by Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti and Renee Fleming.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Gaetano Donizetti

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Gaetano Donizetti, who composed almost 70 operas in 19th-century Italy

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