Music · 1797–1848

Gaetano Donizetti

Italian composer known for operas like Lucia di Lammermoor

Did you know?He was incredibly prolific, once completing the entire score for a three-act opera in less than ten days.

Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer of the early Romantic era, best known for his over 70 operas.

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