He wrote an opera in which the title character is forced to marry Almuzir, though she loves Abenamet, and another opera by this composer contains characters named Jafet, Sem, and Noè, and is based on the Biblical story of Noah.  
He wrote an opera in which the title character is forced to marry Almuzir, though she loves Abenamet, and another opera by this composer contains characters named Jafet, Sem, and Noè, and is based on the Biblical story of Noah.  This composer of Zoraida di Granata and The Great Flood wrote another opera in which Doctor Malatesta is the physician of the title elderly bachelor, Don Pasquale.  His Larghetto for Piano in A Minor is based on the aria "Una furtiva lagrima". that was originally sung by Nemorino in the second act of one this man's more well known operas.   That opera focuses on an object sold to Nemorino by Dr. Dulcamara to make Adina fall in love with him, while another well known work by this composer sees Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood kill himself after discovering that the sister of Lord Enrico Ashton has died.  For 10 points—name this composer of The Elixir of Love and Lucia di Lamermoor.
He wrote an opera in which the title character is forced to marry Almuzir, though she loves Abenamet, and another opera by this composer contains characters named Jafet, Sem, and Noè, and is based on the Biblical story of Noah.  
Gaetano {Donizetti}