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Critical editions of Donizetti's operas

Opera Rara Editions of Donizetti's Operas

Librettos

Scores of some Donizetti non operatic works

 

Critical editions of Donizetti's operas

The creation of the Critical Edition of Donizetti's operas is now underway under the general editorship of Gabriele Dotto and Roger Parker but their publication is proving quite a lengthy process.  The current status is given below.    They are published by Ricordi and include separately available full and vocal scores.

 

Available

Anders Wiklund, ed.,  Maria Stuarda, Edizione critica  delle opere di Gaetano Donizetti, Vocal and full score, Italian/English, Milan:Ricordi, 1991

Ilaria Narici, ed. Il campanello, Edizione critica  delle opere di Gaetano Donizetti, Vocal and full score, Italian/English, Milan:Ricordi, 1994

Rebecca Harris Warrick, ed.   La Favorite, Edizione critica  delle opere di Gaetano Donizetti, Vocal and full score, Italian/English, Milan:Ricordi, 1997

William Ashbrook and Roger Parker, eds. Poliuto, Edizione critica  delle opere di Gaetano Donizetti, Vocal and full score, Italian/English, Milan:Ricordi, 2000

Roger Parker and Anders Wiklund, eds.  Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, Edizione critica  delle opere di Gaetano Donizetti, Vocal and full score, Italian/English, Milan:Ricordi, 2002

Mary Ann Smart,ed. Dom Sébastien, Edizione critica  delle opere di Gaetano Donizetti, Vocal and full score, Italian/English, Milan:Ricordi, 2003 

 

To be published in the near future by Ricordi

Gabriele Dotto, ed. Linda di Chamounix

Paolo Rossini, ed. with Francesco Bellotto, Rita

 

Others in various states of preparation, including some available for performance

Giorgio Paganone, ed. Pia de'Tolomei. Publication by Ricordi planned for 2006-7.

Luca Zoppelli, ed. Maria di Rohan. Publication by Ricordi planned for 2008.

Roger Parker, ed. Adelia

Gabriele Dotto and Roger Parker, eds. Lucia di Lammermoor.

Paolo Fabbri,ed. Anna Bolena

Roger Parker, ed. Lucrezia Borgia

Martin Deasy, ed. Caterina Cornaro

Roberto Devereaux

Belisario (presumably the performing edition by Ottavio Sbragia used in North Carolina could form the basis of this).

 

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Opera Rara editions of Donizetti's Operas

Opera Rara have usually produced their own editions for the operas they record.  These editions may be hired from Edition Peters in New York

 

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Librettos

Librettos, usually in the original language, can be found at

http://www.karadar.it/Operas/donizetti.html

http://wwwsys.informatik.fh-wiesbaden.de/weber1/opera/libretto.htm

English translations of several of the more well known Donizetti operas (Anna Bolena, Betly, Daughter of the Regiment,  Don Pasquale,  The Elixir of Love,  Lucia di Lammermoor,  Lucrezia Borgia, Maria Padilla, Mary Stuart,  Roberto Devereux and The Tutor in a Tangle (L'Ajo Nell' Imbarazzo)  can be obtained from:-

http://www.pocketopera.org/P-libretti.htm

    

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Scores of some of Donizetti's non operatic works

John Stewart Allitt, Iris Dell ' Acqua, Sally Thomas, Ian Caddy, Donizetti's Songs written in the base clef, available from UK: Caddy Publishing or email info@CaddyPublishing.co.uk.

Scores for G. Donizetti, String Quartets 7, 13, 18, Introduzione per archi and Or che le notte invita (song), available from UK: Caddy Publishing or email info@CaddyPublishing.co.uk

Edition Peters has an extensive collection of  scores of instrumental works of Donizetti  ( search on "Donizetti") .

Musica Aperta, Bergamo has a good listing of scores of mainly religious works.

 

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