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Why did Gaetano Donizetti decline the directorship of the Liceo in Bologna?
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Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti, portrait by Giovanni Carnevali; in the Museo Donizettiano, Bergamo, Italy.
Gaetano Donizetti declined the directorship of the Liceo in Bologna because he felt he could not undertake the responsibilities of the position and preferred to continue his profitable career as an opera composer. Although his contemporary Gioachino Rossini had urged him to accept the role, Donizetti chose to prioritize his creative work in the theatre.1