Don Pasquale

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

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

David Stout (Don Pasquale), Stacey Alleaume (Norina), Filipe Manu (Ernesto), Josef Jeongmeen Ahn (Malatesta), Jonathan Forbes Kennedy (Notary)

Creatives/Company

Music: Donizetti
Lyrics(s): Giovanni Ruffini, Donizetti
Book by: Anelli
Company(s): Scottish Opera, Orchestra of Scottish Opera, The Chorus of Don Pasquale
Conductor: Stuart Stratford
Director: Renaud Doucet
Choreographer: Renaud Doucet
Design: Andre Barbe
Lighting: Guy Simard