Gaetano Donizetti

Music & Performing Arts1797 – 1848

Lucia di Lammermoor — bel canto master

The central figure of bel canto opera. Over 70 operas in 25 years — Lucia di Lammermoor's mad scene remains the supreme test of dramatic coloratura.

Key works

  • Lucia di Lammermoor1835The mad scene — bel canto's summit
  • L'elisir d'amore1832Comic opera of irresistible charm

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