Gaetano Donizetti
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Gaetano Donizetti.
Gaetano Donizetti artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
August 27, 2010 The celebrated soprano takes on Donizetti's steamy title role, with Placido Domingo conducting.
August 22, 2008 Rarely performed in its French version, the opera set the standard for melodrama and mad scenes.
May 30, 2008 Political foes in real life, in the opera house Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart fall for the same man.
February 22, 2008 Romance induced by a love potion is no match for the real thing in Donizetti's 'The Elixir of Love.'
December 21, 2007 Donizetti's opera is an exuberant comedy, graced by the composer's trademark touch of gentle pathos.
April 12, 2007 Donizetti's Tudor tragedy Anna Bolena comes to life with Opera Orchestra of New York.
Interviews & Profiles
May 17, 2010 An NPR Music producer recalls how a singer from a bygone day triggered his love of opera.
September 6, 2007 The charismatic tenor had a smooth style, a ping to his voice and legions of fans worldwide.
Discover Songs
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December 31, 2010 Real, honest love beats any potion-induced passion in Donizetti's lighthearted romp.
September 16, 2010 Where will True Blood fans get their fix now that season three has ended? In a word: Opera.
More Stories
May 9, 2013 Why are so many operatic moms depicted as murderous women on the verge of a nervous breakdown?
March 28, 2012 The "beautiful singing" of the early 1800s marks an appealing milestone in the story of opera.
November 9, 2011 From stratospheric coloraturas to jet-powered Wagnerians, learn to love our highest-flying singers.
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September 9, 2011 An opera that's wound its way into a host of other works, from Anna Karenina to The Departed.
June 2, 2011 Celebrate the famed (and beleaguered) conductor's 40 years at the Met with this interactive puzzler.
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May 27, 2011 Once a great hit in Italy, this opera of ancient Roman intrigues has unfairly long languished.
April 22, 2011 The historical figure Anne Boleyn comes vividly to life in Donizetti's psychological drama.
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March 4, 2011 Donizetti's drama brings life to rumors that the 'Virgin Queen' actually had a secret love life.
July 24, 2009 In Donizetti's romantic comedy, JiYoung Lee plays a military brat, raised by an entire regiment.
April 17, 2009 This exuberant comedy is graced by the composer's trademark touch of gentle pathos.
