Name: Don Pasquale
Start: 2019-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

Admin

Organization

Singer

Bass

Bryn Terfel

Don Pasquale

Soprano

Olga Peretyatko

Norina

Tenor

Ioan Hotea

Ernesto

Baritone

Markus Werba

Doctor Malatesta

Bryan Secombe

A notary

Conductor

Evelino Pidò

Stage director

Damiano Michieletto

Set designer

Paulo Fantin

Costume designer

Agostino Cavalca

Lighting designer

Alessandro Carletti

Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Others

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Italian

London

United Kingdom

Don Pasquale Donizetti

Public

English

Approved

Insights into The Royal Opera's Don Pasquale

Don Pasquale, a wealthy old bachelor, is outraged when he hears his nephew Ernesto intends to marry the impoverished widow Norina. He determines to marry himself and disinherit Ernesto. Ernesto and Norina despair, but their friend Doctor Malatesta promises to help them – and teach Pasquale a lesson. Malatesta persuades Norina to disguise herself as his sister, then presents her to Don Pasquale as a potential bride. Pasquale is so delighted with the young woman’s docile behaviour that he demands they marry at once.

The marriage takes place – witnessed by a fake notary – after which the young bride becomes utterly overbearing and unpleasant, tormenting her ‘husband’. When Pasquale discovers a note from his ‘wife’ arranging a rendezvous with a lover, he determines to confront her and end his misery. The conspirators are now set to reveal their trickery, but will Don Pasquale forgive them?

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Crew

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