The catalogue of biographical works conserved in the Fondazione can be consulted online:
The catalogue of biographical works conserved in the Fondazione can be consulted online:
Every contribution has its own data sheet, which has various fields:
bibliographic description of the contribution, author, title, date, location of the specimen consulted for the compiling of the sheet, a short resume of the content of the contribution followed with a scientific evaluation (I: important; D: publicity material; S: secondary), typology: field for the research of the contributions by topic.
The field TIPOLOGIE is divided in
Documents from the period when Donizetti was living. In the FONTI area there are two further levels:
LIVELLO 1
generale: sources which deal with Donizetti in general
opera (followed by the title): sources which deal with a specific opera
sacra (in some cases followed by title): sources which deal with religious music
strumentale (in some cases followed by title): sources which deal with instrumental music
vocale da camera (in some cases followed by title): sources which deal with vocal chamber music
esecutori: sources which deal with interpreters of the works by Donizetti
altri musicisti: sources which deal with other musicians linked to Donizetti
altri personaggi: sources which deal with librettists, impresarios, members of the Donizetti family, writers, scholars in the field, painters
LIVELLO 2
recensione
contratto
epistolario
libretto
documenti vari (piracy, awards, legal documents, concert schedules, biographic documents, documents which deal with the Donizetti family)
trattato teoria musicale
articolo
messinscena
musica
censura
Documents from the period after Donizetti’s death. In the Bibliografia area there are two further levels:
LIVELLO 1
generale: sources which deal with Donizetti in general
opera (followed by the title): sources which deal with a specific opera
sacra (in some cases followed by title): sources which deal with religious music
strumentale (in some cases followed by title): sources which deal with instrumental music
vocale da camera (in some cases followed by title): sources which deal with vocal chamber music
trascrizioni: contributions by other authors which deal with the elaboration of themes connected to Donizetti
esecutori: sources which deal with interpreters of the works by Donizetti (particularly singers)
altri musicisti: sources which deal with other musicians linked to Donizetti
altri personaggi: sources which deal with librettists, impresarios, members of the Donizetti family, writers, scholars in the field, painters
storia opera: contributions about Donizetti’s lifetime
LIVELLO 2
analisi: contributions which deal with general analysis (music, drama, comparisons with other musicians, instruments, structure, composing process)
biografia
storiografia (cultural context, censorship, debates of the time, life in the theatre, historical characters in the works, musical institutions, musical life in the city, legal matters)
fonti (studies about musical testimonies, about the epistolary, about the reviews, about the collections, about the mis-en-scene, about the contracts and different documents)
catalogo
bibliografia (list of bibliographic texts, contibutions dedicated to scholars and books in the field)
cronologia
ricezione (Donizetti Renaissance, accoglienza dell’epoca, associazioni e centri studi legati al nome di Donizetti, studi donizettiani)
vocalità
scenografia
Between one word and the other you should write AND.
It is possible to do a specific research by uniting different levels (for instance if you are looking for studies dedicated to the analysis of Lucia di Lammermoor in the typology field you should type: Bibliografia AND Lucia AND di AND Lammermoor AND analisi)
If you are looking for a biography about Donizetti: Bibliografia AND generale AND biografia
If interested in the epistolary of Donizetti: Fonti AND generale AND epistolario
If interested in the contributions about a single work it is sufficient to type in the title (in Italian)
The international festival Donizetti Opera is promoted by the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti with the aim of safeguarding and broadcasting the vast cultural legacy bequeathed to Bergamo by its most illustrious citizen, the composer Gaetano Donizetti.
Donizetti Opera, with artistic direction by Francesco Micheli, is the manifestation of in-depth musicological research and attracts some of the world’s top performers to appear in its productions. As well as new performances of Donizetti’s lesser-known works, the festival features more famous operas edited and revised by the Foundation’s scientific division, led by musicologist Paolo Fabbri. Musical direction is by Riccardo Frizza.
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