Don Pasquale - San Diego Opera. Donizetti and Don Pasquale. In 1. 84. 2 Donizetti signed a contract with the Th. It was to feature the theatre's quartet. Donizetti's Don Pasquale. Performances are November 18th at 7:30pm and November 20th at 2pm at the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at the Dr. Sala in casa di Don Pasquale, con porta in fondo d'entrata comune, e due porte laterali che guidano agli appartamenti interni. Scena prima Don Pasquale solo. With his booming bass voice and larger-than-life demeanor, Douglas Nagel embodies the title role in the comic opera, 'Don Pasquale.'. In this modern production from director Chuck Hudson set in the golden era of Hollywood, Don Pasquale is an aging silent film star at the sunset of his career. Luigi Lablache, Giulia Grisi, . Thus, when the poet sent him verses, they did not fit the existing. Donizetti rewrote the text. In the end, so many changes were made. Ruffini refused to have his name used, and the printed libretto bore the. M. A. This gave rise to the story, later corrected, that. Michele Accursi was the actual librettist. Overall, three months. He wished the opera. Ruffini and the. singers objected. They felt that curled wigs and velvet costumes were much more. In the end, the program merely mentioned the location. Rome and did not give a date. The costumes ended up being a mixture of seventeenth. Don Pasquale Live in HD DVD Donizetti's timeless comedy shines in Otto Schenk's enchanting production, conducted by James Levine and featuring a remarkable cast. Ambrogio Maestri, left, as Don Pasquale and Javier Camarena as Ernesto in “Don Pasquale,” at the Metropolitan Opera. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York. Donizetti Don Pasquale Ruggero Raimondi Isabel Rey Juan Diego Flores Oliver Widmer Orchestra of the Zurich rg Nello Santi. Sparkling with virtuosic singing and playful humor, this boisterous comedy pits the miserly Don Pasquale against his nephew Ernesto and Ernesto’s sweetheart, the. Lablache did wear a contemporary green tailcoat in which. Gautier, . In the end, the subject matter of the opera. It will make just as much of an impact when, as in San Diego Opera's. American West. Don Pasquale premi. It was an instant success and was soon produced. Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The first United States performance. Don Pasquale, a reclusive old man with a penchant for cats, runs his pensione with only a chain-smoking chambermaid, a greasy cook, and an ancient porter for company. Don Pasquale, ACT 1 Don Pasquale, an old man, tells his nephew, Ernesto, that he has found a young woman for Ernesto to marry, but Ernesto refuses. New Orleans in 1. Libretto & Source. It was to feature the theatre's quartet. Luigi Lablache, Giulia Grisi, . Thus, when the poet sent him verses, they did not fit the existing. Donizetti rewrote the text. In the end, so many changes were made. Ruffini refused to have his name used, and the printed libretto bore the. M. A. This gave rise to the story, later corrected, that. Michele Accursi was the actual librettist. Overall, three months. He wished the opera. Ruffini and the. singers objected. They felt that curled wigs and velvet costumes were much more. In the end, the program merely mentioned the location. Rome and did not give a date. The costumes ended up being a mixture of seventeenth. Lablache did wear a contemporary green tailcoat in which. Gautier, . In the end, the subject matter of the opera. It will make just as much of an impact when, as in San Diego Opera's. American West. Don Pasquale premi. It was an instant success and was soon produced. Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The first United States performance. New Orleans in 1. The story of an old man made a fool of by a young girl so she may be with a. In it, an old man, Morose, decides to disinherit his nephew. Sir Dauphine Eugenie, by marrying a young woman and having a child of his own. Dauphine's friends Clerimont, Truewit. Jack Daw, Sir Amorous La- Foole, and others decide to provide as the wife, a. Epic. At first she is shy. Two of the friends, disguised as a lawyer and a priest, pretend. Morose. They search for a ground for divorce without success. When the. desperate Morose agrees, Dauphine pulls the wig from Epic. This was. adapted as another play by Anatole France, La com. Pavesi was the successor of Salieri (of Mozart fame) at the. Vienna's Court Opera. His opera was a great success. Donizetti may have seen. Vienna in 1. 84. 2 and decided to write his own opera on the theme. Don Pasqualealso reflects that. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. Don Pasquale. is Pantalone (who traditionally was married to a younger, unfaithful woman). Norina is a mixture of the noble Isabella and her vivacious Colombine, Ernesto. The Lover and Dr. Malatesta is a combination of the Dottore and Harlequino. His musical choices for Don Pasquale. In Anelli's older (1. Pavesi entitled Ser Marc'Antonio, Donizetti found plenty of comedy. Rossini. before him had taken inspiration from the commedia characters; in fact. Il barbiere di Siviglia is filled with reminders of these characters. But Donizetti was living in a new operatic 'age'. The delightful, madcap comic form that Rossini had established. A more sentimental. Italian opera in the creation of works like. Bellini's La sonnambula and Rossini's La gazza ladra. It was within this context. Don Pasquale was created in 1. In Don Pasquale, Donizetti treated what were essentially commedia. Italian comic opera. In this way Pasquale approaches. Mozart- Da Ponte comedies in spirit if not in style. As in the Mozart operas. In fact, there are only two arias in Pasquale. Norina's entrance aria. So anch'io la virt. The rest of the opera is a swirl of duets and other. The qualities of the music are those that we have come to expect of the bel. In works such as this nothing should approach a level of seriousness. Therefore. the music is kept at a sparkling, superficial level by the composer who at the. And this, ultimately, is the thing that. Don Pasquale from earlier opere buffe: like Mozart. Donizetti gives emotional weight to the melodic outpourings of these characters. One such human moment occurs at the beginning of Act II. Ernesto is under the. Dr. Malatesta and that all. Norina's hand in marriage. He will soon discover that. Malatesta's contrived plan is a very. Pasquale to agree to the match. This is a kind of lament rather like. Una furtiva lagrima (A furtive tear) in L'elisir d'amore. Musically, the composer walks a very thin line. If it is sung in an 'over the top' manner, as if the character. Edgardo in the last act of Lucia, the human character Ernesto would. Ernesto. The audience would laugh, but we would be pushing. A certain reserve must rule in the. Ernesto retains his humanity, that which. The music, if performed stylishly, will communicate. Ernesto at this moment without the tenor having. The music is Chopinesque with a long elegant melody over simple orchestral. Norina's desire to poke fun at its old- fashioned tendencies. Her gay. laughter separates the movement from the sprightly dance tune that follows it. This is, indeed. a 'modern' 1. There is one thing that an audience used to the conventions of opera buffa. L'elisir d'amore). This is the first important. Italian comedy to do away with the continuo tradition and it seems not. In fact, the recitatives. Don Pasquale are so melodious and so emotionally true that. San Diego Opera's production is set in the American West at about the. While the libretto and music are unchanged, some of the action may. ACT I: A room in Don Pasquale's house. The elderly, wealthy (and miserly) bachelor, Don Pasquale, wants his. Ernesto, to marry a wealthy woman he has chosen for him, but. Ernesto, who is in love with the beautiful but poor widow, Norina, has. Therefore, Don Pasquale has decide to marry himself, disinheriting. Dr. Malatesta to help him find a suitable bride. As the. Don paces nervously up and down, Maletatesta arrives, announces he has found. Bella siccome un. Beautiful as an angel). She is his sister, Sofronia, who has. The enraptured Pasquale. Malatesta to fetch her. Left alone he. imagines his future happiness with his wife and half a dozen children (Un. An unusual fire). These happy musings are interrupted. Ernesto. His uncle gives him one more chance to marry the wealthy woman he. Ernesto is determined to marry Norina. Pasquale then unloads. Ernesto must find a new place. Thinking at first that his uncle is joking, Ernesto finally realizes. Dr. He is dumbfounded. Malatesta, encouraged the marriage. The scene changes to Norina's house. As she reads a story of how a woman's glance captured a knight, Norina boasts. So anch'io la virt. Malatesta is trying to devise. Ernesto, and she is waiting to hear. A letter is brought from Ernesto (who doesn't know what they are doing). He. is leaving Rome that very day. Malatesta arrives and explains his idea to Norina. Don Pasquale. will fall madly in love with her, and his cousin can perform a fake ceremony. Pronta son io — I am ready). They will then lead him such a merry. Ernesto to marry the bride. He coaches her on how to. Vado, corro. — I am hurrying). ACT II: Don Pasquale's house. Ernesto bemoans his fate and vows go far away. Although that will not erase. Norina from his heart, he will be satisfied if she is happy (Cercher. He leaves as Don Pasquale. Dr. Malatesta and a heavily veiled . She pretends. to be terrified but constantly utters asides which express her real thoughts. When her veil is removed, Pasquale is so overwhelmed by her. She will also be the absolute mistress. They are about to sign when Ernesto appears. He still has not. Norina. and Malatesta manage to signal him to go along with the charade, and all sign. Immediately the shy, docile Sofronia is gone, replaced by a shrew. She declares Pasquale is. Ernesto will be a more appropriate escort. Pasquale protests. Furiously, he realizes he has been played for a fool. ACT III: Don Pasquale's house. Servants bustle about, and a despairing Pasquale peruses the bills. Norina. is going to the theatre, and when he protests, she tells him to keep his mouth. In response, he threatens divorce. As she leaves, she 'accidently'. A little later Ernesto and Malatesta discuss the rest of their plan. Ernesto. will be the man Sofronia meets in the garden. After he leaves, Pasquale returns. Malatesta he is desperate to end the marriage, even if it means allowing. Ernesto to marry his Norina. Once again, Malatesta is willing to 'help'. He. and the Don will hide in the garden to observe the meeting. If Sofronia proves. Pasquale will be able to throw her out. In the garden, Ernesto sings of the evening, begging his love to come to him. Com'. When Norina appears, they sing. Tornami a dir — Tell me again). Pasquale and Malatesta. Ernesto has disappeared, and Norina swears he. Once more Malatesta is called on to help and to persuade his. The doctor says some things to her loudly enought for Don. Pasquale to hear (she had better leave; tomorrow a new wife will come to the. Ernesto's wife Norina) and other things, sotto voce, for her alone. She agrees to go provided it is. Don Pasquale will allow the marriage of the young people. When. Ernesto arrives, Don Pasquale tells him he is now in favor of the marriage. Norina. But the bride is already there; Sofronia is. Norina! Malatesta's real sister is still at the convent. They all ask his pardon. Don Pasquale ruefully says he got what he. They all agree that an old man who marries is looking for trouble. La morale in tutto questo — The moral of all this). 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