Gaetano Donizetti

Books about Gaetano Donizetti and his music

William Ashbrook Donizetti and His Operas (Cambridge Paperback Library) Cambridge University Press, 1983; ISBN 0521276632; 756 pages This new imprint is established to publish in paperback for an individual readership the Press's most outstanding original monographs. These are titles that would normally appear only in hardback editions for specialists, but whose quality and general academic importance justify their special promotion in this prestige imprint. The series will include both new and recent titles drawn from the whole range of the Press's very substantial publishing programs in the humanities and social sciences, and therefore represents some of the best current scholarship in the English language. Price indication: $ 70.00

Philip Gossett Anna Bolena and the Artistic Maturity of Gaetano Donizetti (Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure) Oxford University Press, USA, 1985-03-21; ISBN 0193132052; 198 pages Though he wrote quickly, Donizetti left extensive evidence of his aesthetic concerns in his autograph manuscripts. These documents reveal with extraordinary clarity the difficult composition process underlying works that, on the surface, appear to be almost effortless. Anna Bolena , which marked Donizetti's first triumph and carried his name to every important operatic center in Europe, is a central work in his career. In a close study of the autograph manuscript, Gossett examines Donizetti's musical decisions, shedding light on the composer's relationship with the Rossinian tradition and his efforts to define a personal style. Through this example, the book also seeks to develop a vocabulary and method for the analysis of Italian opera. The argument is illustrated with numerous musical examples. Price indication: $ 165.32

John Stewart Allitt Donizetti: In the Light of Romanticism and the Teaching of Johann Simon Mayr Element Books, 1991; ISBN 1852302992; 301 pages Price indication: $ 63.90

James P. Cassaro Gaetano Donizetti : A Guide to Research (Composer Resource Manuals, Volume 51) Garland Publishing, 2000; ISBN 0815323506; 229 pages This book offers an annotated reference guide to the life and works of this important Italian opera composer. The book opens with a complete chronology of Donizetti's life (1797-1848) and career, relating it to contemporary events. The balance of the book details secondary resources, including general sources; catalogs; correspondence; biographical sources; critical works; production/review sources; singers and theaters; the individual operas; and other works. Two indexes make finding information easy. This is a must-have book for fans of Italian opera and students studying the works of this important composer. Price indication: $ 110.00

James P. Cassaro Gaetano Donizetti: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) Routledge, 2009-06-18; ISBN 0415994667; 304 pages Gaetano Donizetti: A Research and Information Guide offers an annotated reference guide to the life and works of this important Italian opera composer. The book opens with a complete chronology of Donizetti's life (1797-1848) and career, relating it to contemporary events. The balance of the book details secondary resources and other works, including general sources, catalogs, correspondence, biographical sources, critical works; production/review sources, singers and theaters, and the individual operas. Price indication: $ 109.35

Sheet music, libretti, etc.

Don Pasquale;: A comic opera in three acts (Metropolitan Opera libretto) - Rullman
Text of opera with English translation on opposite pages.

L'elisir D'amore - G. Schirmer, Inc.
Italian/English. Translated by Martin.

Linda di Chamounix : Donizetti - Ricordi

Lucia di Lammermoor (G. Schirmer Opera Score Editions) - G. Schirmer, Inc.
Italian/English. Translated by MacFarren.

Lucia di Lammermoor in Full Score - Dover Publications
Donizetti’s most popular opera, considered by many to be the paradigm of Italian Romantic opera—brimming with melody, lyrical expressiveness and bravura singing passages, a brilliant showcase for singers capable of the technical refinements of bel-canto singing. Reprinted from an authoritative Italian edition.<br>

Lucrezia Borgia - Casa Ricordi Editore
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Maria Stuarda - Ediciones Catedra S.A.
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