Last performances of the operas Caterina Cornaro, Il furioso on the island of St. Domingo and the diptych Il campanello and Deux hommes et une femme along with the concluding events of the Donizetti OFF, including presentations, the debut of the family opera "Il furioso Gaetano" and the Donizetti Brunch   Donizetti Opera 2025 is heading into its final days with the third weekend featuring as its central day the celebration of Gaetano Donizetti' sDies Natalis , Saturday, Nov. 29, with a program spread among Bergamo's Donizetti theaters and venues, with performances, meetings and music for all ages around the last three performances of the scheduled operas. Friday, Nov. 28, the day is dedicated to appointments outside the theater of the widespread exhibition Caterina Cornaro experience. A queen to remember: at 4 p.m., at the Gaetano Donizetti Music Library (Via Arena 9), which holds the composer's precious musical and documentary collection, Fabrizio Capitanio, curator of the Donizetti Music Library, and Paolo Fabbri, director of the Centro Studi Donizettiani, will lead the public on a special tour, Caterina Cornaro in the Library, to discover the materials on display among the autograph sources and the history of the opera's reception. Admission is free and free of charge. At 5 p.m., in the nearby Donizettiano Museum, also located at 9 Arena Street, the public will be able to participate in the visit Donizetti, standing portrait, curated by Paolo Fabbri, to explore the figure of Donizetti through autograph scores, musical instruments, paintings, statues and personal objects. A journey that brings out the man and the artist in his most intimate and human dimension (guided tour €5.00, reservations required on Ticketlandia and for information info@museodellestorie.bergamo.it). Finally, at 8 p.m., the diptych formed by The Bell and Deux hommes et une femme at the Social Theater. On Saturday, November 29, Dies Natalis day, the city pays tribute to Donizetti with a full day of events that will open, as per tradition, in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore at 11:15 a.m. with Best Wishes Gaetano!, musical elevation by the ensemble of the Politecnico delle Arti of Bergamo interspersed with Our Letter for Gaetano, public reading of letters from high school children in Bergamo, the result of the creative writing workshop held by trainer Maria Teresa Galati (free admission). In addition, from the morning Donizetti's Birthplace will be extraordinarily open to the public for individual tours from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., with guided tours by Clelia Epis at 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. (tickets on sale at donizettiopera.org). At 3:30 p.m., the Donizetti Theater will host theparticipatory opera for families The furious Gaetano on the island of St. Domingo. Or rather the astonishing memoirs of a visionary musician. , preceded by a musical workshop at 2:30 p.m. Direction and dramaturgy are by Manuel Renga, musical dramaturgy by Alberto Zanardi created in collaboration with Mariagrazia Mercaldo, conducting by Giulio Arnofi, sets and costumes by Aurelio Colombo. In the pit the Ensemble