FERMO-POSTA DONIZETTI: L’EPISTOLARIO VOL.2 (1831-34)

The ongoing project devoted to Gaetano Donizetti’s correspondence continues with letters and documents from the years 1831–1834. This remarkably prolific period saw the creation of works including L’elisir d’amore, Parisina, Lucrezia Borgia and Maria Stuarda. It was also during these years that Donizetti signed the contracts that would take him to Paris, where Marino Faliero would receive its premiere, and ultimately lead to the creation of Lucia di Lammermoor.
These years also saw Donizetti develop a highly distinctive and deeply personal epistolary style. Hearing excerpts from his letters read aloud brings something of his wit and vitality back to life, revealing a creativity that flowed freely even in the most private of settings: his correspondence with family, friends and colleagues.