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Italian composer celebrated for his prolific contributions to bel canto opera during the Romantic era.Born in Bergamo, Donizetti composed nearly 70 operas alongside sacred music, chamber works, and symphonies. Key masterpieces include Lucia di Lammermoor, L'elisir d'amore, and Don Pasquale. He served as court composer in Naples and later as Habsburg court kapellmeister in Vienna before retiring due to illness....