Video recording of a performance at the zurich opera, dvd. Muti, ambrosian opera chorus, philharmonia orchestra, mirella freni, sesto bruscantini, leo nucci, gosta winbergh donizetti. The garden outside don pasquales house ernesto serenades norina, and they sing of their love. Join the cast and creative team behind the royal operas new production of don pasquale, including bryn terfel, as they explore damiano. Star tenor makes his san francisco opera debut in don pasquale. Insights into the royal opera s don pasquale by royal opera house. Don pasquale live from the royal opera house more2screen. Don pasquale sparkling with virtuosic singing and playful humor, this boisterous comedy pits the miserly don pasquale against his nephew ernesto and ernestos sweetheart, the crafty young norina. About don pasquale, the comic opera of the bel canto genius gaetano donizetti, tells a story of an elderly bachelor, who is befooled by his doctor, doctors sister norina a young and beautiful widow, and the bachelors lovesick nephew ernesto who marries the widow in the end. Donizettis comic opera don pasquale has been entertaining and delighting audiences. 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. Starring valerian ruminski as don pasquale, zulimar lopez hernandez as norina, benjamin brecher as ernesto, james wright as malatesta. Craig colclough, left, is don pasquale and andrew wilkowske is dr.
A note from director and costume designer laurent pelly. Pasquale becomes angry at his nephews lack of respect, and in an effort to punish ernesto and cut him out of his inheritance, takes it upon. Libretto by giovanni ruffini and gaetano donizettinew grove. Screening of the live performance of the royal opera. The third offering of cincinnati operas ninetyfifth season was a lively staging of donizettis don pasquale, set by director chuck hudson in 1950s hollywood, with the title character transformed into a silent film star intent on making a comeback. Don pasquale 1979 full movie download full hd youtube.
Title dramma buffo in tre atti composer donizetti, gaetano. Don pasquale is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by gaetano donizetti with an. Gaetano donizettis don pasquale is one of the exemplars of the italian comic opera tradition. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. Dec 02, 2016 quel guardo il cavaliere, don pasquale, this aria is sung by norina, the young girl who is sought out by 70yearold don pasquale to be his bride in donizettis comic opera. Don pasquale live from the royal opera house youtube. Norinas cavatina from the opera don pasquale soloist.
Laurent pellys topsyturvy, rotating set and inventive 20thcentury costumes perfectly capture the farcical fun. Rosalind keene and john germain from film at youtube clip of rosalind keene from production at youtube. Don pasquale select a language to update the synopsis text. From oldschool legends to todays great stars, experience more than 700 fulllength met performances with our online streaming service.
Its the 1950s and the miserly aristocrat don pasquale is a silent movie star grappling with the problems and possibilities of the modern technicolor world. James levine conducts the orchestra and chorus of the metropolitan opera in this. Donizetti don pasquale ruggero raimondi isabel rey juan diego flores oliver widmer orchestra of the zurich rg nello santi. Don pasquale is a 1962 australian television play based on the opera don pasquale. Don pasquale was composed very quickly, as were many of. Photo by dan norman by rob hubbard special to the pioneer press october. The last time don pasquale played in the glyndebourne festival season was back in 1939, when norina was sung by audrey mildmay, the canadianenglish soprano who was the wife of the festivals founder, john christie. Earlier this year my son gave us the gift of tickets to the opera and it just so happened he gave us tickets to don pasquale not realizing my past association with that opera. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. But this opera mostly depends on the sets and the acting to carry it off, and these are somewhat lacking in this production. Beverly sills as norina in don pasquale by oneguin65.
Opera buffa in three acts, text by giovanni ruffini and the composer, after a. Featuring veteran bassbaritone ruggerio raimondi in the title role and a fine supporting cast, this dvd has what no other version of the opera hastenor juan diego florez as the dons. As a masterpiece of comic opera, don pasquale remains a staple of the worlds opera. Take a trip with us back to the golden age of hollywood for this uproarious, screwball comedyperfect for seasoned operagoers and newcomers alike. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. They agree to confront the lovers in the garden that night. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Royal opera favourite bryn terfel heads the cast for this new production of donizettis comedy of domestic drama across two generations. Performed for the first time at the paris opera, the production has been entrusted to the italian director, damiano michieletto, who transports us directly to the sincerity and dramatic splendour. Russian soprano anna netrebko gives a memorable performance in 2001. Donizetti could have done just as well by titling his 69th opera, don pasquale, by this simple description.
The old bachelor don pasquale wants to marry in order to punish his rebellious nephew, ernesto, by providing himself with an heir and cutting the young man off from inheritance. San francisco opera education materials donizettis don pasquale websites. Starring valerian ruminski as don pasquale, zulimar lopez hernandez. Op zaterdag 9 februari kan u in scala genieten van don pasquale van gaetano donizetti. Homedonizettidon pasquale vienna 2017 corbelli mironov carroll. Don pasquale vienna 2017 corbelli mironov carroll opera on video. Distractingly dreamy yet rescued by its performances don pasquale has always invited playfulness, but damiano michielettos take might be an experiment.
The performance of don pasquale on thursday october 24 will be broadcast live to cinemas. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. This was the catalyst that renewed my interest in this charming opera and ive been on the lookout for a version i could enjoy. The premiere took place at the theatre italien in paris, on january 3, 1843.
It covers all important and significant new iphigenie en tauride by c. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Pasquale and malatesta spy on them and then ambush them, but. In the tradition of opera buffa, the opera makes reference to the stock characters of the commedia dellarte. The mere fact of alessandro corbellis being in an opera is practically a selfrecommendation he is the worlds undisputed king of operatic comedy, but here especially so, as he strides the stage in the leading role. Find the metropolitan opera on facebook opens new window find the metropolitan opera on twitter opens new window find the metropolitan opera on instagram.
Distractingly dreamy yet rescued by its performances don pasquale has always invited playfulness. Watch don pasquale full movie in hd visit this john dexter production, designed by desmond heeley, was a parting gif. With incisive orchestral playing and an idiomatic quartet of italians, this live don pasquale is pretty near perfection. It has the fool, the lovers, the owner of the mischief, false identities, etc. Mar 25, 2015 nickel city opera production of donizettis don pasquale from june 20 with subtitles. Dr malatesta, calling on don pasquale, suggests as a bride his own beautiful sister, sophronia whom he compares to an angel. This 2006 zurich opera production of donizettis popular don pasquale captures not only the operas highspirited comedy but also its underlying cruelty. Malatesta, the lovers devise a be careful what you wish for scheme.
Its complicated and pasquale finds out just how complicated when he meddles in a young couples true love. Gaetano donizetti gaetano donizetti don pasquale opera. Free apps available for amazon fire tv and tablet, ipad, iphone, apple tv, android, roku, and samsung smart tv. But his next opera for milan, ugo conte di parigi opera rara orc1, flopped in spite of. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Don pasquale, the comic opera of the bel canto genius gaetano donizetti, tells a story of an elderly bachelor, who is befooled by his doctor, doctors sister norina a young and beautiful widow, and the bachelors lovesick nephew ernesto who marries the widow in the end. Don pasquale opera completa youtube chopin nocturne full length stefan askenase 1954 1954. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Don pasquale is the result of a fascinating examination of the timehonoured ingredients of opera buffa, poised between tradition and innovation. Pasquale sends for malatesta and shows him the note. First performed in paris in 1843, at the turning point of several eras, don pasquale, a composite and varied work, is the apotheosis of opera buffa.
But it also has some more real and human scenes, with the appropriate music, of compassion. It was based on a libretto by angelo anelli for stefano pavesis opera ser marcantonio written in 1810 but, on the published libretto, the author appears as m. In 2011, a new production of pasquale turned up as part of the repertory of the closely associated glyndebourne on tour. Insights into the royal operas don pasquale youtube. Opera by gaetano donizetti music director and conductor martins ozolins stage director and set designer giorgio corsetti set and costume. Don pasquale van donizetti, een meesterlijke opera buffa. Son novore dottore malatesta, don pasquale recitativo e duetto. Don pasquale by gaetano donizetti javier camarena youtube. This page lists all recordings of don pasquale by gaetano donizetti 17971848. It was based on a libretto by angelo anelli for stefano pavesi s opera ser marcantonio written in 1810 but, on the published.
Find the metropolitan opera on facebook opens new window. The basic subject matter of the work an infatuated old man is tricked by. The soloists, the staging, the music, the video, and the sound are all first class. Don pasquale websites san francisco opera sf opera. But it also has some more real and human scenes, with. Nickel city opera production of donizettis don pasquale from june 20 with subtitles. As a masterpiece of comic opera, don pasquale remains a staple of the worlds opera houses background and context. Contributor names donizetti, gaetano 17971848 composer vaez, gustave, 18121862.
Gaetano donizetti was the most successful composer of comic operas in the first half of the 19th century and his final work, don pasquale. Mais ernesto, avec laide du docteur malatesta, semploie a prendre don pasquale. Don pasquale, opera buffa comic opera in three acts by italian composer gaetano donizetti italian libretto by donizetti and giovanni ruffini that premiered at the theatre italien in paris on january 3, 1843. Don pasquale is one of the great masterpieces of italian comic opera, ranking with rossinis il barbiere di siviglia and verdis falstaff. Read online or download full music scores and vocal scores for don pasquale, music by gaetano donizetti. I would fault the producer and director much more than the cast, but the humor just doesnt get.