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Which Gaetano Donizetti opera was dedicated to Empress Maria Anna?
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Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti, portrait by Giovanni Carnevali; in the Museo Donizettiano, Bergamo, Italy.
The Gaetano Donizetti opera dedicated to Empress Maria Anna is Linda di Chamounix.1
Produced in 1842 for the KƤrnthnerthor Theater in Vienna, this romantic opera semiseria was commissioned by the theater's director, Bartolomeo Merelli. Following the success of this work, Donizetti was appointed as the official composer to the Austrian Emperor, Ferdinand I.1