Don Pasquale

Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano

Librettist/Text Author: Ruffini, Giovanni

Librettist/Text Author: Donizetti, Gaetano

Conductor: Pido, Evelino

Orchestra: Swiss Romande Orchestra

Chorus: Geneva Grand Theater Chorus

Chorus Master: Wu, Ching-Lien

Don Pasquale: Alaimo, Simone

Dr. Malatesta: Giossi, Marzio

Ernesto: Shankle, Norman

Norina: Ciofi, Patrizia

Notaro: Braun, Romaric

Set Designer: O'Connor, Francis

Costume Designer: O'Connor, Francis

Lighting Designer: Poet, Bruno

Choreographer: Tongue, Nicole

Stage Director: Slater, Daniel

Television Director: Kent, Don

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Date of Production: 05-2007

Venue: Grand Theatre de Geneve, Switzerland

Playing Time: 02:06:51

Catalogue Number: BAC033

UPC: 3760115300330

Synopsis

Don Pasquale (NTSC)

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A night at the opera, with a comic jewel in the great tradition of the Neapolitan opera buffa: Donizetti's elegant take on the genre, with the verve of baritone Simone Alaimo and the virtuosity of soprano Patrizia Ciofi.

Close to sixty, wealthy fuddy-duddy Don Pasquale is maddened by the idea that when he dies, all his worldly goods will go to his nephew Ernesto, whom he regards as a simpleton: hasn't the young man fallen for Norina, charming but without a penny to her name? So Don Pasquale decides to get married himself, and produce deserving heirs. Doctor Malatesta, a family friend, introduces him to his sister, Sofronia: submissive, virtuous and hardworking, she seems to be just what Don Pasquale wants. Alas, after the wedding, the new wife turns into an insufferable shrew - and a flighty spendthrift into the bargain.