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Music by Gaetano Donizetti, Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti
“Foolish indeed is he who marries in old age.” Thus ends Don Pasquale: with a wise dictum not lacking in irony that sums up the disappointments of its hero, a rich bachelor keen to marry who is deceived by his nephew Ernesto and his young bride-to-be Norina. First performed in Paris in 1843, at the turning point of several eras, Don Pasquale, a composite and varied work, is the apotheosis of opera buffa. Performed for the first time at the Paris Opera, the production has been entrusted to the Italian director, Damiano Michieletto, who transports us directly to the sincerity and dramatic splendour at the heart of an apparently light‑hearted work.
Don Pasquale : Michele Pertusi ; Dottor Malatesta : Florian Sempey ; Ernesto : Lawrence Brownlee ; Norina : Nadine Sierra ; Un notario : Frédéric Guieu
Conductor : Evelino Pidò ; Stage director : Damiano Michieletto
Italian
Production compagny : La Belle Télé
Coproduction compagny : Opéra national de Paris, France Télévisions
Running Time : 1x130'
Production Year : 2018
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution
Video Format : HD