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Casa Natale Donizetti

32 Reviews

#61 of 149 things to do in Bergamo

Museums, Specialty Museums

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Via Borgo Canale 14, 24129 Bergamo, Italy

Open today: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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“What do you learn from the birthplaces of famous people”

The answer is probably not a lot , especially when they have been somewhat sanitised . The basement... read more

Reviewed November 28, 2018

ALISON H

Harrogate, United Kingdom

“Not a must”

Donizetti the great composer was born in a very pauvre family. The house itself is nothing special... read more

Reviewed November 27, 2018

545medva

Budapest, Hungary

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4.0 32 reviews

Excellent25%
Very good45%
Average18%
Poor9%
Terrible3%

Nov 28, 2018

“What do you learn from the birthplaces of famous people”

Nov 27, 2018

“Not a must”

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ALISON H

Harrogate, United Kingdom

488154

Reviewed November 28, 2018

What do you learn from the birthplaces of famous people

The answer is probably not a lot , especially when they have been somewhat sanitised . The basement where Donizetti was born and brought up is a good deal cleaner and not cluttered as it would have been when a family of seven children and...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank ALISON H

545medva

Budapest, Hungary

3160630

Reviewed November 27, 2018

Not a must

Donizetti the great composer was born in a very pauvre family. The house itself is nothing special even for opera lovers.

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank 545medva

Giorgio Vincenz... B

12215

Reviewed October 3, 2017

historic house

historic house sited in the middle age Borgo Canale restored building hosting cultural events, concerts and exhibitions

Date of experience: August 2017

Thank Giorgio Vincenz... B

Mick L

11782

Reviewed May 15, 2012

Only so so, even for an opera aficionado

We are big opera buffs, and Donizetti fans, but the museum is average at best. It is fun to see some of the scores, but think you have to be an opera devotee to derive much pleasure from this museum.

Date of experience: April 2012

Thank Mick L

Elena-Gioia

Moscow, Russia

257154

Reviewed May 1, 2012

Poverty gave birth to a genius

You will be shocked to see the miserable house in which one of the greatest composers was born. Two rooms in the basement, without any windows, dark, gloomy. Donizetti was born to a very poor family of workers. It was only some years after his...More

Date of experience: April 2012

Thank Elena-Gioia

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