Details

The opera tells the story of how one old man learns a harsh and expensive lesson when he tries to stand in the way of true love. In the finest traditions of the genre we enjoy disguises, crooked lawyers, scheming doctors and at its heart, two love-truck youngsters trying to find a way to be together. Above all, Donizetti's score is suffused with beauty and vivacity from which a torrent of wonderful music tumbles. First performed in 1843.

Cast/Performers

Renato Girolami (Don Pasquale), Lisette Oropesa (Norina), Andrey Zhilikhovsky (Dr Malatesta), Andrew Stenson (Ernesto)

Creatives/Company

Music: Donizetti
Lyrics(s): Giovanni Ruffini, Donizetti
Book by: Anelli
Producer: Glyndebourne Opera
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Director: Mariame Clement
Design: Julia Hansen
Lighting: Bernd Purkrabek
Company(s): London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus