Category Archives: The romantic era
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The birth of Gaetano Donizetti Gaetano Donizetti, was born in Bergamo on November 29th 1797, fifth child…
Donizetti’s full mastery of the comic style. L’Elisir d’amore is the first opera in which Donizetti…
Donizetti moves to Paris in 1834-1835 Gaetano Donizetti was called, along with Bellini, by Rossini in…
The beginning of Donizetti’s career At the beginning of his career, Donizetti writes mainly for the…
The split between Italian and European music During the first half of the nineteen century starts…
Genesis of La Sonnamula Getting closer the deadline for the presentation of a new opera at…
I Capuleti e i Montecchi genesis Bellini composed I Capuleti e i Montecchi in one and…
Vincenzo Bellini, a child prodigy An anonymous manuscript reports that the young Bellini was a child…
Bellini’s “volcanic” character Francesco Florimo, his lifetime friend, described Bellini as “a pure, sweet, grateful, modest…
The Manifesto of Italian romantic opera From a letter by Vincenzo Bellini sent to Agostino Gallo we learn…