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The Donizetti Society has been established since 1973 and has regularly published Newsletters over that time. The following is the list of Newsletter content from 2010. Individual articles and back numbers of Newsletters are available. You can use the "Find" facility, part of "Edit" on your browser, to search for keywords within each of those pages as well as using the Search facility on the Home page.
Newsletters for 2010 (109 - 111)Newsletters for 2011 (112 - )
2010Newsletter 109, February 2010The content of Newsletter 109 includes:- - Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio e il brodo di trippa by Francesco Cento (in Italian) (p. 3) Article on Verdi's opera - Jacopo Foroni: an Italian maestro in Stockholm by Philip Gossett (p.6) The Italian composer who died young having spent much of his artistic life in Sweden. - A cornerstone of the repertory by Alexander Weatherson (p. 15) Review of Clarissa Lablache Cheer's book, The Great Lablache, (Xlibris Corp., 2009) on her ancestor Luigi Lablache. - Review of Gilles de Van's Gaetano Donizetti (Bleu nuit éditeur, 2009) by Stella Rollet (in French) (p.16). The review can be found here. - Nuove Prospettive della critica Rossiniana by Federico Fornoni (in Italian) (p.18) Review of Giovanni Carli Ballola's Rossini, L'uomo, la musica, Bompiani, Milan, 2009. - La fidanzata corsa by Alexander Weatherson (p.22) Article, including scene plan, on Pacini's opera. - ...Scendevasi per una scala di cantina by Laura D'Alessandro (in Italian) (p.30) Article and review of Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix performed in Bergamo - Due furtive lagrime...tra stelle e lucciole by Laura D'Alessandro (in Italian) (p.33) Article and review of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore performed in Bergamo - Opera in London during the Nineteenth-Century No.10 by Pip Clayton (p.36) The first of three articles on Jenny Lind, part of in a series on opera in London in the 19th century. - Io, Pasquale di corneto by Jorge Binaghi (in Italian) (p. 41) Short article on Donizetti's Don Pasquale at L'Opera Royal de Wallonie in Liege.
Newsletter 110, June 2010The content of Newsletter 110 includes:- - Nurnberg: Donizetti-Rarität by Rolf Fath (in German) (p.3) Review of Donizetti's Emilia di Liverpool at Nürnberg. Photographs and other comments on the production can be found here. - Live streaming from the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège by Russell Burdekin (p.6) Comments on the Opéra Royal de Wallonie's recent streaming of I Capuleti e I Montecchi, Rigoletto, Rita and Il Campanello di notte. - Da Venezia a Cipro via Amsterdam by Chiara Plazzi (in Italian) (p. 8) Article on Radio Netherlands broadcast of Donizetti's Caterina Cornaro. - Il ritorno di Mayr by Alexander Weatherson (p. 12) Article on the revival of Mayr's Il ritorno d'Ulisse at Regensburg - Un Bellini Veneziano a Liegi by Fulvio Stefano Lo Presti (p. 17) Review of Bellini's I Capuleti e I Montecchi at Liège, photographs of which can be found here . - Opera in London during the Nineteenth Century No. 11 - Lind Mania 2 by Pip Clayton (p. 18) The second of three articles on Jenny Lind, part of in a series on opera in London in the 19th century. - Lurline by W V Wallace (p.26) Background to the recent recording of Wallace's Lurline by Victorian Opera Northwest. Further details and excerpts can be found here. - Crónicas del Buenos Aires de Antaño by César A Dillon (in Spanish) (p.27) History of Donizetti productions in Buenos Aires from 1888 - 1898.
Newsletter 111, October 2010The content of Newsletter 111 includes:- - A run-up to Maria di Rohan by Alexander Weatherson (p.4) Summaries of 4 operas:- Coccia's Caterina di Guisa, Ricci's Un duello sotto Richelieu, Lillo's Il conte de Chalais and Pacini's Maria contessa di Rohan, that used the same same history and sometimes the same plot, prior to Donizetti's Maria di Rohan. - Summer Bel Canto in New York State by Dan Foley (p.8) Dan Foley's comments on performances of Donizetti's Viva la mamma! (Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali (Lake George Opera) and Donizetti's Maria di Rohan and Bellini's Norma (Caramoor Festival). The Caramoor Festival review can be found here. - Maria di Rohan by Alexander Weatherson (p.13) Notes for a lecture on Donizetti's opera covering the historical background of the plot and the opera's composition. - Conquests in Copenhagen, Caramoor with Buxton to come (p. 20) Brief article noting the recent performances of the opera by the Danske Belcanto Selskab (Danish Bel Canto Society) and the Caramoor Festival (reviewed above by Dan Foley) and one to come at the 2011 Buxton Festival. - Rita ou Le Mari Battu et Il Campanello a Liège by Stella Rollet (in French) (p.21) Review of the Donizetti double bill at Liège on May 9, 2010. - Donizetti's Il Campanello and Rita, ou Le Mari Battu by Charles Jernigan (p.22) Another view on the Donizetti double bill at Liège. - Quella Lucia a Sestri Ponente (Genova) by Francesco Cento (in Italian) (p. 27) Some research findings on 19th century performances of Donizetti's operas in Genoa. - Cleopatra von Lauro Rossi by Geerd Heinsen (in German) (p.30) Background and summary of the plot of the opera which was performed at the 2008 Sferisterio Opera Festival, Mascerata and is now available on DVD, Naxos 2.110279 . A review of the DVD in English can be found here. - Opera in London during the Nineteenth Century No. 12 - Lind Mania 3 by Pip Clayton (p. 34) The third of three articles on Jenny Lind, part of in a series on opera in London in the 19th century. Top
2011Newsletter 112, February 2011The content of Newsletter 112 includes:- - Don Pasquale a Bergamo by Laura D'Alessandro (in Italian) (p.4) Review of the 2010 Donizetti Festival production of Donizetti's opera. - Donizetti intimo by Alexander Weatherson (p.7) Background to Donizetti's opera Belisario and its possible relationship to Donizetti's psychological state at the time. - Michele Novaro by Francesco Canto (in Italian) (p. 11) Short biography of the composer of the Italian national anthem. - Mercadante: I Normanni a Parigi (Highlights) by Dan Foley (p.17) Review of the Opera Rara recording ORR 249 . - Studioso italiano scopre a Madrid un'opera perduta di Mercadante (in Italian) (p.20) Reprint of the la Repubblica article on the discovery of the score of Mercadante's I due Figaro, which will be staged at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival , June 10 & 12. - Una "fritola" a San Pietroburgo by Eduardo Rescigno (in Italian) (p.22) Some episodes from Verdi and Giuseppina's visit to Russia for the premiere of Forza del destino from the letters of Adelaide Ristori. - Un Verdi Parigino in Olanda by Fulvio Stefano Lo Presti (in Italian) (p.23) Review of a performance of Verdi's Les Vepres siciliennes in Amsterdam, September 23, 2010. - Pesaro 2010 - Rossini in Translation? by Alan Jackson (p.26) Review of the 2010 Pesaro Rossini Festival. - "Semiramide". Voix ravageuses, décor ravagé, Zerra super Maestro by Michel Quenon (in French) (p.29) Review of the Vlaamse Opera production of Rossini's Semiramide - Past, Present and Proposed No. 11 by Pip Clayton (p. 31) Article on the 18th century history of The Queen's, The King's, His Majesty's and Her Majesty's in the Haymarket. (Part 1 - Part 2 was in October's Newsletter).
Newsletter 113, June 2011The content of Newsletter 113 includes:- - 'Deux Hommes et une femme' (otherwise Rita) (p. 3) Paragraph on the new critical score. - Giuseppe Donizetti Pascià by Alexander Weatherson (p. 4) Summary of a 2007 conference on Giuseppe Donizetti and his relationship with Gaetano Donizetti. This has now been published by the Fondazione Donizetti. - Linda, I Poniatowsky, e una lettera di Verdi by Eduardo Rescigno (p. 8) (in Italian) - Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali by Giulia Vannoni (p.11) (in Italian) Article on a recent production in Livorno - Persiani and Rubini - Dublin 1838 by Basil Walsh (p.13) Article on a concert in Dublin starring Fanny Taccinardi-Persiani and Giovanni Battista Rubini. See here for the article - Was it really so bad? by Russell Burdekin (p.17) Response to the frequently hostile reception to ENO's production of Lucrezia Borgia directed by Mike Figgis. See here for photographs and comment. - Das verkannte Hauptwerk by Michael Wittman (p.20) (in German) Article on Nicolai's Die Heimkehr des Verbannten and Oper Chemnitz recent production of it - La Prigione di Edimburgo; a capital and enthusiastic farrago by Douglas Bennett (p.32) Article on the recent Edinburgh Grand Opera semi-staged performance of the opera. - Il teatro della villa della Duchessa
di Galliera degli aristocratici "dilettanti" del Settecento Article on the villa Brignole-Sale di Voltri and its theatre.
Newsletter 114, October 2011The content of Newsletter 114 includes:- - Enrico di Borgogna Short history, role disposition and opera numbers. The opera will be given in 2012 in Vadstena (p.2) - An opera for a commemorative year: Gemma di Vergy by Alexander Weatherson (p.5) Article on the recent performances of the opera in Bergamo. See here for photographs and comment. - Grandioses Opernereignis, Joseph Martin Kraus: Aeneas in Karthago by Geerd Heinsen (in German) (p.12) Article on the recent revival of Kraus's opera in Berlin - In praise of Andrew Greenwood (and Donizetti) by Alan Jackson (p.13) Comments on this year's Buxton Festival production of Maria di Rohan, the final year of Andrew Greenwood's tenure as artistic director - "Il dolce suono" del Rimpianto by Laura D'Alessandro (in Italian) (p.15) Review of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor in Turin. - Donizetti: Un Colpo di Fulmine per sempre Laura D'Alessandro (in Italian) (p.18) Reflections on Gregory Kunde's appearance in Donizetti's Poliuto last year in Bergamo (see here for photographs) - As sung by ...by Alan Jackson (p.22) Article on the validity or otherwise of decorations introduced by sopranos into "Una voce poco fa" from Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia. - Past, Present and Proposed No. 12 by Pip Clayton (p. 25) Article on the 18th century history of The Queen's, The King's, His Majesty's and Her Majesty's in the Haymarket.(Part 2 - Part 1 was in June's Newsletter) - Now is the Winter of our Discontent Made glorious Summer by Douglas M Bennett (p. 32) Comments on the state of bel canto opera.
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