Music

Gaetano Donizetti

1797–1848Local figure

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

Created here
Angelo Mai Civic Library at Palazzo Nuovo
His autograph orchestral score of Lucia di Lammermoor is preserved in the library's secure collection.
Burial place
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
His remains have rested in the basilica since their transfer from Valtesse in 1875.
Created here
Bergamo Seminary Library
His previously unknown autograph Dixit was discovered in the seminary's historical archive in 2026.
Studied here
Casa Angelini
He attended the charitable music lessons housed here from 1806 to 1815.
Commemorated here
Donizetti Museum
The museum documents his education, international triumphs, family life and final illness through portraits, manuscripts and personal possessions.
Lived here
Gaetano Donizetti Birthplace
He was born here on November 29, 1797, and spent his earliest years in the basement occupied by his family.
Commemorated here
Monument to Donizetti
A monument commemorating the opera composer Gaetano Donizetti.
Lived here
Palazzo Scotti
He spent his final months in Palazzo Scotti and died here on April 8, 1848.
Performed here
Teatro Sociale
He appeared here as a young musician before establishing his international operatic career.

Como: Villa Roccabruna and the Giuditta Pasta Estate — Donizetti was a guest of Pasta and is traditionally said to have completed Anna Bolena on the estate.

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