Donizetti

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

/ ˌdɒn ɪˈzɛt i; Italian ˌdɔ niˈdzɛt ti /

noun

Ga·e·ta·no

[gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/,1797–1848, Italian operatic composer.

Example sentences from the Web for donizetti

Donizetti was now composing operas at the rate of about three a year.

The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School |Henry Sutherland Edwards
In the case of the last act of Lucia, Donizetti not only wrote the words; he designed the scenes.

The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School |Henry Sutherland Edwards
Barbaja had previously speculated in Cimarosa, and he afterwards invested in Donizetti and Bellini.

The Life of Rossini |Henry Sutherland Edwards
Donizetti could not or would not argue with the venerable and determined Sigismondi.

History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time |Henry Sutherland Edwards

At least two-thirds of Donizetti's operas have never been heard in England.

The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School |Henry Sutherland Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for donizetti

Donizetti

/ (ˌdɒnɪˈzɛtɪ, Italian donidˈdzetti) /

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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