Gaetano Donizetti: Heroines (The Collector's Box-set)

Description

This box-set is entitled Donizetti Heroines because many of the composer’s operas are named after their female protagonists. Even in the few cases where they aren’t, they give musical portrayals of unforgettable female characters, often innocent victims of the infernal gears of power & therefore destined to a hapless fate. Between 1818 & 1843 Donizetti composed some 70 operas, many of which became very popular in his day. His first success came in 1830 with Anna Bolena & from that moment he rivalled Bellini as the ‘leading operatic composer in Italy’, churning out works with the constant rhythm of a typical 18th-century composer. Some of Donizetti’s best works rank among the masterpieces of 19th-century opera. A few of them have remained in the repertoire worldwide since their debut, while others were to be revived only from the 2nd half of the 1900s, in the wake of what has rightly been called the ‘Donizetti Renaissance’. This collectors’ release offers a selection of nine operas featuring some of the most iconic & unforgettable Donizetti characters, performed by outstanding singers such as Mariella Devia, Jessica Pratt, Carmela Remigio, Patrizia Ciofi and Sonia Ganassi.