Don Pasquale - Palais Garnier

Synopsis

“Foolish indeed is he who marries in old age.” Thus ends Don Pasquale: with a wise dictum not lacking in irony that sums up the disappointments of its hero, a rich bachelor keen to marry who is deceived by his nephew Ernesto and his young bride-to-be Norina. 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. 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 at the heart of an apparently light‑hearted work.

Main Cast

Michele Pertusi

Don Pasquale

Age : 59 | Popularity : 16%

Florian Sempey

Dottor Malatesta

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Lawrence Brownlee

Ernesto

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Nadine Sierra

Norina

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Frédéric Guieu

Un notario

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Compositor	Gaetano Donizetti
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Agostino Cavalca
Sound	Music Director	Philippe Jordan
	Conductor	Evelino Pidò
Writing	Writer	Giovanni Ruffini Gaetano Donizetti
Art	Decorator	Paolo Fantin
Department	Role	Name

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