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Copyright

Massimo Zicari

Published On

2022-04-29

Page Range

pp. 49-72

Print Length

23 pages

3. Donizetti’s Operas

This chapter focuses on Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammeroor and Linda di Chomounix and addresses the question of the so-called mad scene and the controversial origin of the famous flute cadenza. Tetrazzini was well-aware of the work done by Mathilde Marchesi for Nellie Melba and her flute cadenzas bear a resemblance to those of her senior colleagues. Donizetti was Tetrazzini’s favourite composer and she envisaged that one day another Donizetti would be born.

Contributors

Massimo Zicari

(author)
Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana