List of operas by Gaetano DonizettiThe Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848) is best known for his operas, of which he wrote about 75 from 1816 to 1845. List of operasNotesReferencesSourcesAllitt, John Stewart (1991). Donizetti: In the Light of Romanticism and the Teaching of Johann Simon Mayr. Shaftesbury and Rockport, Massachusetts: Element Books.Ashbrook, William (1982). Donizetti and His Operas. Cambridge University Press. ISBN .Ashbrook, William; Hibberd, Sarah (2001). "Gaetano Donizetti".
Il PigmalioneIl Pigmalione (Pygmalion) is a scena lirica (lyric scene or opera) in one act by Gaetano Donizetti. The librettist is unknown, but it is known that the libretto was based on one by Antonio Simeone Sografi for 's Pimmalione (1790), in turn based on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Pygmalion and ultimately based on Book X of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Sografi's libretto was also used for an opera by Bonifazio Asioli (1796).
Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; Italian:; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the modern province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron named Antonio Barezzi.
Gioachino RossiniItalian opera composer (1792–1868)Rossini as a young man, c. 1810–1815Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer and conductor of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. While he gained most of his fame for his 39 operas, he also wrote many pieces of chamber music, piano, and some sacred music.
Simon MayrJohann(es) Simon Mayr (also spelled Majer, Mayer, Maier), also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr (14 June 1763 – 2 December 1845), was a German composer. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. In 1805 he founded the Bergamo Conservatory. He was an early inspiration to Rossini and Meyerbeer and taught and advocated for Donizetti.
Romantic musicCommon practice periodNew musicRomantic music is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly referred to as the Romantic era (or Romantic period). It is closely related to the broader concept of Romanticism—the intellectual, artistic, and literary movement that became prominent in Western culture from about 1798 until 1837.
Vincenzo BelliniVincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer of the early Romantic era famed for his long, graceful melodies and evocative musical settings. A central figure of the bel canto era, he was admired not only by the public but also by many composers who were influenced by his work. His songs balanced florid embellishment with a deceptively simple approach to lyric setting.
BergamoBergamo ( , Italian:; Bergamasque: Bèrghem) is a city in Lombardy region of northernItaly. The seat of the province of Bergamo, it is located approximately 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Milan, and about 30 km (19 mi) from the alpine lakesComo and Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Garda and Maggiore. The Bergamo Alps (Alpi Orobie) begin immediately north of the city. With a population of 120,629 as of 2026, Bergamo is the 4th-largest city in Lombardy and the 34th-largest in Italy.
ComposerA composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and definitionThe term is descended from Latin, ; literally "one who puts together".
Domenico BarbaiaDomenico Barbaia (also spelled Barbaja; 10 August 1777 – 19 October 1841) was best known as an opera Italian impresario. An energetic man, Barbaia, who was born in Milan, began his career by running a coffee shop. He made his first fortune by creating (or at least taking the credit for creating) a special kind of coffee with frothing milk, the "Barbajada", probably the first "cappuccino."
Accademia Filarmonica di BolognaThe Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna ("philharmonic academy of Bologna"; sometimes known in English as the Bologna Academy of Music) is a music education institution in Bologna, Italy. The Accademia de' Filarmonici was founded as an association of musicians in Bologna in 1666 by Vincenzo Maria Carrati. Saint Anthony of Padua was chosen as the patron saint, and an organ with the motto Unitate melos as the emblem.Bel cantoBel canto (Italian for 'beautiful singing' / 'beautiful song', Italian: [ˈbɛl ˈkanto])—with several similar constructions (belcanto, bellezze del canto, bell'arte del canto, pronounced in American English as )—is a term with several meanings that relate to Italian singing, and whose definitions have often been misunderstood.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.