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Italian Adaptation Preparation

When
June–October 1840
Where
Paris to Milan
Part of
Premiere of Donizetti's La fille du régiment in Paris

Donizetti prepared an Italian version with recitatives for La Scala, performed in October 1840 after leaving Paris.

After leaving Paris in June 1840, Donizetti visited Switzerland and Bergamo before reaching Milan. There he prepared an Italian version of La fille du régiment, which replaced the original spoken dialogue with recitatives.

Sources

  1. La fille du régiment Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15
  2. Gaetano Donizetti Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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