Donizetti

[don-i-zet-ee; Italian daw-nee-dzet-tee]

noun

Ga·e·ta·no [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/, 1797–1848, Italian operatic composer.

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Historical Examples of donizetti

Saltus has (or had) an exuberant fondness for Donizetti and Rossini.
The Merry-Go-Round
Carl Van Vechten
So it was passed on to Donizetti, who composed, but never produced it.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb
If the story is true, Donizetti was a very forward young man.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb
Donizetti's father was a weaver, who wished his son to-335- become a lawyer.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb
"Spirto gentil" was in this opera, from which Donizetti simply transferred it.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb

British Dictionary definitions for donizetti

Donizetti

noun

Gaetano (ɡaeˈtaːno). 1797–1848, Italian operatic composer: his works include Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), La Fille du régiment (1840), and Don Pasquale (1843)

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