The story of Don Pasquale revolves around a classic comedic premise: a young couple in love schemes to thwart the inappropriate plans of a pompous old man, who wants to marry the girl himself. What makes the opera notable within this familiar genre is its emphasis on genuine human emotion. Donizetti’s score is graceful and effervescent, as one would expect from this master of melody, but adds an additional level of sophistication to match the comic (yet insightful) proceedings. Recorded on February 28th 2015, at the Opéra de Vichy.
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Simone del Savio
Don Pasquale
Also in
La Bohème
Verdi: Otello
Anna Sohn
Norina
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Sergey Romanovsky
Ernesto
Also in
Ricciardo E Zoraide
Rossini - Le Siege de Corinthe
Alex Martini
Dottore Malatesta
Jean Vendassi
Il notario
Also in
Claude
Roberto Forès Veses
Conductor
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Sébastien Glass Director · Andrea Cigni Director Gaetano Donizetti Writer
First release February 28, 2015 · Produced in France, Italy · Production LGM Télévision, France•3
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Opéra de Vichy
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LGM Télévision
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France•3
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France · Italy
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
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France · February 28, 2015
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