Gaetano Donizetti.

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Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. Donizett

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$In this Sept. 20, 2012 photo, Ambrogio Maestri, right, performs as Dulcamara alongside Matthew Polenzani performing as Nemorino during the final dress rehearsal of Gaetano Donizetti\'s L\'Elisir d\'Amore at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. That most endearing of all comedies, Donizetti\'s L\'Elisir d\'Amore, opened the Metropolitan Opera season on Monday, Sept. 24 in a modest new production made memorable by an outstanding cast.$

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$In this Sept. 20, 2012 photo, Metropolitan Opera\'s general manager Peter Gelb speaks to the audience before the final dress rehearsal of Gaetano Donizetti\'s L\'Elisir d\'Amore at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. That most endearing of all comedies, Donizetti\'s L\'Elisir d\'Amore, opened the Metropolitan Opera season on Monday, Sept. 24 in a modest new production made memorable by an outstanding cast.$

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In this Sept. 20, 2012 photo, Ambrogio Maestri, right, performs as Dulcamara alongside Matthew Polenzani performing as Nemorino during the final dress rehearsal of Gaetano Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. That most endearing of all comedies, Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore, opened the Metropolitan Opera season on Monday, Sept. 24 in a modest new production made memorable by an outstanding cast.