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Gaetano Donizetti was one of Italy鈥檚 most prolific tunesmiths, with almost 70 operas to his name 鈥� about as many as Rossini, Bellini and Verdi all combined - whose arias still cut straight to the heart today. Donald Macleod follows his irresistible rise: from a child brought up in a dark, cramped cellar to become a pioneering master of the style known as bel canto. And like any opera plot, there鈥檚 triumph and tragedy, headaches and heartbreak鈥�

Music featured:
L鈥橢lisir d鈥檃more
Gloria (from Messa di Gloria)
String Quartet No 5 in E minor
Waltz in G major
Zoraida
Amor marinaro
L鈥橢sule di Roma
Lucrezia Borgia
Lucia di Lammermoor
String Quartet No 16
Maria Stuarda
Messa di Requiem
ll sogno 鈥淣ostre misere menti鈥�
Il sospiro 鈥淒onna felice, stanca d鈥檃more鈥�
Poliuto
La fille du regiment
Les Martyrs
La fille du regiment
Maria Padilla
Trovatella 鈥淪ovra il campo della vita鈥�
Don Pasquale
String Quartet No 18
Dom Sebastien: Seul sur la terre
Requiem: Offertorio 鈥� Lux Aeterna

Produced by Amelia Parker for 麻豆社 Audio Wales and West.

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848): /programmes/m002sd9n

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we鈥檝e featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z