T01881400164 Donizetti, a world-famous Italian opera composer was born into a poor family in Bergamo in the early 19th century. He joined the local choir and impressed the cathedral choir master Mayr so much that he received a high-level musical education before he became famous throughout for his sacred music and then popular operas. Archive :: production:T01881400164, play:S0434482457, venue:V01534560440
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