Donizetti, Gaetano Syllabification: (Don·i·zet·ti, Gaetano)Pronunciation: /ˌdänəˈzetē/Definition of Donizetti, Gaetano (1797–1848), Italian composer. His operas include tragedies such as Lucia di Lammermoor (1835) and comedies such as Don Pasquale (1843). Donizetti, Gaetano in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Donizetti, Gaetano in the British & World English dictionary