Donizetti
Americannoun
noun
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Written by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, this 1835 gothic opera is centered on a character named Lucia.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
The Donizetti opera was supposed to open the 2020-21 season, but was delayed because of pandemic restrictions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the glass armonica was an instrument associated with divinity and also horror: Donizetti used it for the original orchestrations of the mad scene in “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Edita Gruberova, a soprano who reigned over world opera stages for decades, dazzling audiences with her shimmering pianissimos and vocal pyrotechnics in the works of composers including Donizetti, Verdi and Richard Strauss, died Oct.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2021
Athena olive oil tins lined the front window next to a bust of Donizetti.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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