8 Jul 2018

DONIZETTI: Don Pasquale

From Opera on Sunday
A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera

A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

Sunday 8 July at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert

San Francisco Opera Season

DONIZETTI: Don Pasquale

A young student, Ernesto, who lives with his old bachelor uncle, Don Pasquale, has refused to wed the woman of his uncle’s choosing because he is in love with a young widow, Norina.

A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera

A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

Pasquale has decided to punish Ernesto by getting married and fathering an heir, thereby cutting off his nephew without a penny. Dr. Malatesta, a friend of Pasquale as well as Ernesto and Norina, has devised a plan to both save Pasquale from his folly and help the young couple.

A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera

A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

Cast

Don Pasquale............... Maurizio Muraro

Norina.......................... Heidi Stober

Ernesto........................ Lawrence Brownlee

Dr Malatesta................ Lucas Meachem

Notary.......................... Bojan Knezevic

San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Giuseppe Finzi (WFMT)

Synopsis of Don Pasquale

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