Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Episode 4 of 5: Sadness and Success
Gaetano Donizetti composed almost 70 operas in 19th-century Italy, the age of the impresario, the prima donna and the star tenor. Donald Macleod traces his extraordinary life.
By the late 1830s Donizetti had tired completely of Naples, exasperated by the censors' meddling and impresarios' incompetence. He was also devastated by grief, having lost his wife and newborn child. Deciding to settle in Paris, he delighted audiences at the Theatre-Italien with his operas La Fille du Regiment and La Favorite.
00:02 Gaetano Donizetti Poliuto - Act III: Donna! Malvagio!... Ah! fugge da morte!... Fia vero! di Singer: Juan Pons. Choir: Vienna Singakademie. Singer: László Polgár. Conductor: Oleg Caetani. Singer: José Carreras. Singer: Harry Peeters. Singer: Paolo Gavanelli. Singer: Katia Ricciarelli.
00:15 Gaetano Donizetti La Favorita - Act IV: Fernand! Fernand! pourrai-je le trouver? ... Mes voeux so Singer: Ramón Vargas. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Singer: Vesselina Kasarova. Choir: Bavarian Radio Chorus. Singer: Carlo Colombara.
00:28 Gaetano Donizetti Maria Padilla - Act II, Ines! Mis dolce suoara! ...A fliglia incauta.. A si! suo Orchestra: London S O.. Singer: Lois Mcdonall. Conductor: Alun Francis. Singer: Della Jones.
00:42 Gaetano Donizetti La Fille du regiment - Act I: Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fete...Le camarade est Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Conductor: Richard Bonynge. Singer: Eric Garrett. Choir: Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.
First broadcast: 18 Sep 2014 (b04h7tlv) http://vk.com/wall-71199334_34