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. With new libretto by Daisy Evans.

Cast/Performers

Andrew Shore (Don Pasquale), Harriet Eyley (Norina), Nico Darmanin (Ernesto), Quirijn de Lang (Malatesta)

Creatives/Company

Music: Donizetti
Lyrics(s): Giovanni Ruffini, Donizetti, Daisy Evans (new libretto)
Book by: Anelli
Company: Welsh National Opera
Director(s): Daisy Evans, Caroline Chaney (staff director)
Conductor: Stephen Higgins
Design: Loren Elstein
Lighting: Jake Wiltshire
Sound: Max Pappeheim