Bibliographies and Guides to Resources
- Sacchiero, Valerio. “Contributo ad un catalogo donizettiano.” In Atti(#764),
v.2, 835–941.
An inventory of Donizetti works in European libraries, including sacred and
instrumental pieces as well as operas. Coverage: Italy, Belgium, Switzerland,
Germany, Spain, France, U.K., Norway, Poland, Romania, and Sweden. Gives
bibliographic descriptions and comments. More than 1,000 entries.
762.Il Museo Donizettiano di Bergamo: Catalogo. Rev. ed. Ed. Valeriano Sac-
chiero et al. Bergamo: Centro di Studii Donizettiani, 1969. 273p. ML136 .B38
M95.
First edition, 1936. A description of materials in the Museo: autographs and
manuscripts, music, letters, documents, artifacts, and pictures. With a table of
operatic performances, 1946–1969. No index. - “Recordings.” OQ14-3 (Spring 1998): 103–208.
A fine critical review by various scholars of the recorded operas, limited to in-
print CDs.
See also #777.
Conferences
764.Atti del IoConvegno Internazionale di Studi Donizettiani, 22–28 settembre
1975.Bergamo: Azienda Autonoma di Turismo, 1983. 2v. No ISBN. ML410
.D68 C668.
V.1, xl, 542p., 16 papers; v.2, p.543–1,053, 12 papers; no indexes. See #761,
#775, #780, #785, #786, and #798.
765.Opera teatrale di Gaetano Donizetti: Atti del Convegno Internaztionale di
Studio, Bergamo, 17–20 settembre 1992.Ed. Francesco Bellotto. Bergamo:
Comune di Bergamo, 1993. 449p. ML410 .D68162.
An important collection of 29 papers, dealing with the “Donizetti renais-
sance,” textual problems, dramaturgy, vocal writing, and stage settings. Also
reports from the Donizetti Society of London, the Centro di Studi Donizettiani
di Bergamo, and the Freunde der Musik Gaetano Donizettis in Vienna. Appen-
dix on Donizetti performances in Italian theaters during the first half of the
19th century, name index. See #758, #783, #784, #791, and #809.Periodicals
766.Donizetti Society Journal,1–, 1974–. London: Donizetti Society, 1974–. Irreg-
ular. ML410 .D7 A6. (Cited in this guide as DSJ.)
Title varies: Journal of the Donizetti Society. Significant literature is found in
every issue; only a selection of articles can be presented here. In addition to
scholarly essays, there is news of Donizetti performances, recordings, and books.
767.Studi donizettiani, 1–4. 1962–1988. Bergamo: Secomandi, 1962–1988.
ML410 .D56 A5.156 Opera