Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Episode 3 of 5: Censorship City

Gaetano [bad word] 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.

As a [bad word]  Donizetti was exasperated by the pettiness and [bad word] of Naples' opera houses, and deeply [bad word] by the attitude of the city's strict censors. When his leading lady defied them by swearing on stage, Donizetti's career hung in the balance. Featuring recordings by Anna Netrebko, Beverly Sills and Thomas Hampson.

00:01
Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermoor - opera seria in 3 acts
Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
Performer: Anna Netrebko.
Performer: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
Performer: Milan Verdi [bad word] 

00:18
Gaetano Donizetti
Requiem in minor (In memoriam Bellini)
Conductor: Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez.
Performer: Bamberg S O..
Performer: Bamberg Symphony [bad word] 

00:27
Gaetano Donizetti
Marino Faliero - opera
Conductor: Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez.
Performer: Samuel Ramey.
Performer: Thomas Hampson.
Performer: Munich Radio Orchestra.

00:41
Gaetano Donizetti
Maria Stuarda - opera seria in 3 acts
Conductor: Aldo Ceccato.
Performer: Beverly Sills.
Performer: Louis Quilico.
Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

First broadcast: 17 Sep 2014 (b04h7tlq)
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