The son of a weaver, he decided to compose operas when he first heard Rossini at the Naples Conservatory.
The son of a weaver, he decided to compose operas when he first heard Rossini at the Naples Conservatory. He wrote his first opera, Enrico di Borgogna, while serving in the army, and went on to success with 1822's Zoraide di Granata, which led to hi  s exemption from military service. FTP, name this composer, who spent three years in a mental institution prior to his death at the age of 51, best known for Don Pasquale, Anna Bolena, Lucia di Lammermoor, and The Elixir of Love.
The son of a weaver, he decided to compose operas when he first heard Rossini at the Naples Conservatory.
Gaetano Donizetti