Donizetti and his operas /
William Ashbrook.
- Cambridge, [Eng.] : Cambridge University Press, 1982.
- viii, 744 p. : music ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 701-707.
Part I: 1. 1797 1821: The beginnings -- 2. 1822 1830: Zoraida di Granata to Imelda de' Lambertazzi -- 3. 1830 1835: Anna Bolena to Marin Faliero -- 4. 1835 1838: Lucia di Lammermoor to Poliuto -- 5. 1838 1843: Les martyrs to Dom Sebastien -- 6. 1843 1848: The last years -- Part II: 7. Donizetti's operatic world -- 8. Donizetti's use of operatic conventions -- 9. The operas: 1816 1830 -- 10. The operas: 1830 1835 -- 11. The operas: 1835 1838 -- 12. The operas: 1838 1841 -- 13. The operas: 1842 1843.