Donizetti

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf composer
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Giuseppe_Verdi
gptkb:Richard_Wagner
Vincenzo Bellini
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:Honorary_citizenship_of_Bergamo
gptkbp:birthDate 1797-11-29
gptkbp:contribution Influence on later composers
Expansion of operatic repertoire
Development_of_Italian_opera
gptkbp:deathDate 1848-04-08
gptkbp:famousQuote "Music is the language of the heart."
"I have always been a composer of the people."
"The opera is a great art, and I am proud to be a part of it."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gaetano_Donizetti
gptkbp:genre Opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Donizetti
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Verdi
gptkb:Rossini
Bellini
gptkbp:instrument Orchestra
Piano
Voice
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern opera
Revival of his works in the 20th century
Establishment_of_Donizetti_Festival_in_Bergamo
gptkbp:musicStyle Bel canto
gptkbp:nationality Italian
gptkbp:notableEvent Librettist Domenico Gilardoni
Librettist_Andrea_Leone_Tottola
Librettist_Salvadore_Cammarano
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Alfredo_Catalani
Pietro Mascagni
Francesco Cilea
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Maria_Stuarda
gptkb:Roberto_Devereux
L'elisir d'amore
Don Pasquale
Lucia di Lammermoor
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Bergamo
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Bergamo
gptkbp:style Romanticism
Melodrama