Tag: Art

Scene: Violetta’s room. It is morning; the room is elegantly furnished but shows signs of her illness and poverty. Violetta is lying in bed, visibly weak. Annina is close to her. Dr. Grenvil enters. Annina: How is she, doctor? Dr. Grenvil: Alas, she is very ill. She has little time left… it’s agony. Consumption has…

(Hear me, hear me, listen, o countrimen) – The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti The Composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848) was a leading Italian composer of the 19th century, renowned primarily for his operas. Alongside Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he is considered one of the main exponents of bel canto—a lyrical style of operatic…