Donizetti and His Operas

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William Ashbrook (Author)

9780521276634, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 July 1983

756 pages
23.5 x 15.3 x 4 cm, 1.058 kg

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Part I: 1. 1797–1821: The beginnings
2. 1822–1830: Zoraida di Granata to Imelda de' Lambertazzi
3. 1830–1835: Anna Bolena to Marin Faliero
4. 1835–1838: Lucia di Lammermoor to Poliuto
5. 1838–1843: Les martyrs to Dom Sébastien
6. 1843–1848: The last years
Part II: 7. Donizetti's operatic world
8. Donizetti's use of operatic conventions
9. The operas: 1816–1830
10. The operas: 1830–1835
11. The operas: 1835–1838
12. The operas: 1838–1841
13. The operas: 1842–1843
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Opera [AVGC9]