Donizetti – Inediti per Tenore

Abstract

Gaetano Donizetti is one of the most prominent figures in Italian opera, especially of the period known as the “belcanto era”. This article aims to present less known biographical data to readers, related to the life of the great Bergamo composer, carefully treating his years of study, a defining period in the formation of his character and personality. Donizetti composed countless arias for the tenor voice, either in the belcanto or romantic style. The discovery and promotion of lesser-known arias is for me one of the most important pragmatic aspects of the act of scientific research. The role of this article is to spark students’ interest in listening and start studying lesser-sung pieces from the Donizettian repertoire.

Keywords

• Gaetano Donizetti
• belcanto
• tenor
• arias