Domenico Gaetano were the Christian name of which 19th century composer?
Gaetano Donizetti Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (; 29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, Donizetti was a leading composer of the "bel canto" opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century. Donizetti's close association with the bel canto style was undoubtedly an influence on other composers such as Giuseppe Verdi. Donizetti was born in Bergamo in Lombardy. Although he did not come from a musical background, at an early age he was taken under the wing of composer Simon Mayr who had enrolled him by means of
Gaetano Monti (composer) Gaetano Monti (composer) Gaetano Monti (born Naples, c. 1750 – died there, c. 1816) was an Italian composer. His name is first recorded in 1758, when he was eight years old, singing in a small part in a performance of "Il curioso del suo proprio danno" by Niccolò Piccinni. His first opera, "Adriano in Siria", was performed in Modena in 1775, and he was later named organist of the Treasury Chapel at Naples Cathedral; there he remained until 1788. Moreover, in 1776 he became an impresario at the Teatro San Carlo. Most of his works were "opere buffe", and were