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| Composer | Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Jacopo Ferretti |
| Year | 1833 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Shipwrecked: Donizetti’s Il furioso comes a cropper in Bergamo
Manuel Renga’s sensitive framing device sets up a sympathetic production of a problematic opera, but is scuppered by the central vocal performance.
The Wild Man stumbles into Hackney
Donizetti’s Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo hasn’t strayed onto UK shores for decades, but is given a spirited performance by English Touring Opera.