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Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti, portrait by Giovanni Carnevali; in the Museo Donizettiano, Bergamo, Italy.
Gaetano Donizetti received his thorough training in fugue and counterpoint at the Liceo Filarmonico in Bologna. His entry into this music school was secured by his early mentor, the composer Giovanni Simone Mayr.1