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Also Known As	Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti
Born	November 29, 1797 • Bergamo • Italy
Died	April 8, 1848 (aged 50) • Bergamo • Italy
Notable Works	“Anna Bolena” • “Don Pasquale” • “L’elisir d’amore” • “Lucia di Lammermoor” • “Poliuto” • “The Daughter of the Regiment”
Movement / Style	Romanticism

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