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Sparkling revival of a forgotten Donizetti opera in Bergamo
The Donizetti Opera festival continues its remarkable initiative to stage every opera on its bicentennial.
Donizetti defies lockdown in Bergamo: Belisario
A concert performance of a middle period rarity is part of a slimmed down festival which transfers to an online format to audiences across the globe.
The political drama of Marino Faliero in Bergamo
14th-century Venice, a city of intrigue, criminal activity and mysterious masks, is the setting for Donizetti's opera about the Doge Marino Faliero, whose life is torn between public and private issues.
Donizetti's L'ange de Nisida proves to be a masterpiece
The performance at Bergamo Opera Festival proved that L'ange de Nisida can contest the place of La favorite in Donizetti's catalog.
Young Donizetti pays his debt to Rossini in Bergamo
Donizetti's music in this early opera has the freshness and liveliness of his most mature comic works, but l barbiere di Siviglia and La Cenerentola were just a few years before, as one could easily perceive.
Rosmonda d'Inghilterra revived at Teatro Donizetti
In Donizetti's home town, a rare outing for one of the composer's long-forgotten operas.