Donizetti, Gaetano

A (Very) Belated Donizetti Premiere in South Africa

The 1838 score for “Dalinda,” which uses chunks of “Lucrezia Borgia,” was found in Naples in 2019. A student company in Cape Town just gave the first staged performance.

By Roslyn Sulcas

Bellini, Vincenzo Boleyn, Anne Callas, Maria Classical Music Donizetti, Gaetano Giulini, Carlo Maria Kennedy, John Fitzgerald La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Medea (Opera) Monroe, Marilyn Onassis, Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy Oropesa, Lisette Verdi, Giuseppe

6 Highlights of Maria Callas’s Opera Career at La Scala

The soprano appeared in more than two dozen productions at the house in Milan as she rose to become opera’s leading lady. Here are six highlights.

By Farah Nayeri

Classical Music Crutchfield, Will Donizetti, Gaetano Lehmann, Jakob (Musician) Opera Teatro Nuovo

Bel Canto Rarities, Delivered With Unflashy, Revelatory Style

Teatro Nuovo’s concerts of Donizetti’s “Poliuto” and the Ricci brothers’ “Crispino e la Comare” delight with historically informed singing.

By Oussama Zahr

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