Gaetano Donizetti

Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Australian soprano Joan Sutherland in a production of Donizetti's comic opera 'La Fille du Regiment' at Covent Garden Opera House, London, May 27, 1966.

Opera Day: 'La fille du régiment,' starring Sutherland and Pavarotti

Zev Kane

Tune in on Opera Day, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m., to hear a classic 1968 recording of Donizetti's 'La fille du régiment,' featuring Dame Joan Sutherland and a young Luciano Pavarotti.

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Lyric Opera of Chicago on WRTI: Donizetti's Bel Canto Gem, ANNA BOLENA, June 6, 1 PM

Doomed queen…tour-de-force drama! Anne Boleyn may be Queen of England, but she doesn't stand a chance. Henry VIII wants her gone — with Jane Seymour…

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Donizetti's LUCREZIA BORGIA at Caramoor: Nov. 8th at 1 PM on WRTI

Join us to hear Gaetano Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece, Lucrezia Borgia, recorded live in July, 2014 at The Caramoor Summer Music Festival. Director of…

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Gaetano Donizetti: L'ELISIR D'AMORE on March 31st

Join us this Saturday, March 31st at 1 pm for the Metropolitan Opera's production of L'Elisir d'Amore. Donizetti’s melodic classic is well served by a…