Donizetti
Don Pasquale
Donizetti’s timeless comedy shines in Otto Schenk’s enchanting production, conducted by James Levine and featuring a remarkable cast. The incomparable Anna Netrebko is Norina, the young widow beloved by Ernesto (a suave Matthew Polenzani), who is about to be disinherited by his miserly uncle, Don Pasquale (John Del Carlo). It takes the clever scheming of Dr. Malatesta (Mariusz Kwiecien) to set things right and to teach the old curmudgeon a lesson—fits of temper, mistaken identities, and all kinds of comic confusion included.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Nov 13, 2010
Composer
Gaetano Donizetti
Librettist
Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti
Run Time
2 HRS 22 MIN
DVD release by Deutsche Grammophon / The Metropolitan Opera