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Gaetano Donizetti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1965 words) |
 | Donizetti, along with Vincenzo Bellini and Gioacchino Rossini, was a leading composer of bel canto opera. |
| Donizetti was not an especial success as a choirboy, but in 1806 he was one of the first pupils to be enrolled at the Lezioni Caritatevoli school, founded by Simon Mayr, in Bergamo through a full scholarship. |
| Donizetti is best known for his operatic works, but he also wrote music in a number of other forms, including some church music, a number of string quartets, and some orchestral works. |
| AZOpera Gaetano Donizetti Biography (745 words) |
| Donizetti's musical talents were apparent at an early age, and he was admitted to the Lezioni Caritatevoli school on full scholarship when he was nine years old. |
| Donizetti was well acquainted with the greatest singers of his day, and he created many of the roles in his operas for their specific vocal talents. |
| Donizetti had met his wife Virginia Vasselli while he was in Rome in the 1820's and married her in 1828. |
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