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Don Pasquale

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A comic opera in three acts
Words by Giovanni Ruffini, after Anelli's 'Ser Marc Antonio.'
Music by Donizetti (sung in Italian).
Direct from the Royal Opera House

In order to spite his nephew an old bachelor decides to marry - only to find that he has walked headlong into a trap.
Covent Garden Chorus, chorus-master Douglas Robinson
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden led by Meyer Stolow, conducted by John Pritchard

Act 1

2.40* Don Pasquale, his Ancestors and Descendants
A talk by Charles Osborne

2.55* Don Pasquale, Act 2

Contributors

Words (after Anelli's 'Ser Marc Antonio':
Giovanni Ruffini
Music:
Gaetano Donizetti
Singers:
Covent Garden Chorus
Chorus-Master:
Douglas Robinson
Musicians:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Leader:
Meyer Stolow
Conductor:
John Pritchard
Don Pasquale:
Geraint Evans (baritone)
Dr Malatesta, a physician:
Gabriel Bacquier (baritone)
Ernesto, Don Pasquale's nephew:
Ryland Davies (tenor)
Norina, a young widow, in love with Ernesto:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
Carlo, Malatesta's cousin, disguised as a notary:
John Dobson (tenor)
Speaker (Don Pasquale, his Ancestors and Descendants):
Charles Osborne
Source: Radio Times

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