Donizetti

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

noun

1. Ga·e·ta·no [gah-e-, tah, -naw], 1797–1848, Italian operatic composer.

Donizetti

/ ˌdɒnɪˈzɛtɪ; donidˈdzetti /

noun

1. DonizettiGaetano17971848MItalianMUSIC: composer Gaetano (ɡaeˈtaːno). 1797–1848, Italian operatic composer: his works include Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), La Fille du régiment (1840), and Don Pasquale (1843)

Example Sentences

Written by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, this 1835 gothic opera is centered on a character named Lucia.

From Salon

Amitai Pati, another young tenor new to the company, made his debut as the lovestruck Nemorino in Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love” in 2022, his only role here to date.

From Seattle Times

Coburn will sing from the “Mad Scene” in Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” and also in a duet from his “Don Pasquale” and another duet from “Pagliacci.”

From Seattle Times

He has been the musical soul of Heartbeat since its founding, adapting works by Puccini, Donizetti and more with a vision as creative as each production’s director.

From New York Times

The character of Violetta in “La Traviata” is widely considered one of Callas’s three finest roles — along with Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” and Bellini’s “Norma.”

From New York Times