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Opera on 3: Donizetti's Don Pasquale

Donizetti's Don Pasquale

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Donizetti's Don Pasquale

Donizetti's comic opera Don Pasquale from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Bryn Terfel heads a star cast in Damiano Michieletto's new production of Donizetti's comic opera Don Pasquale, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Don Pasquale is an old and wealthy but miserable bachelor who is looking to marry off his nephew Ernesto, who wants to marry the beautiful but penniless widow Norina.  Don Pasquale disinherits him, and at the advice of his friend and Doctor Malatesta, decides to take a young wife of his own.  The young couple run rings around him, including disguising Norina and a fake wedding, they reveal their trickery but an exhausted Don Pasquale forgives them, happy to remain quietly single.

Bryn Terfel stars as Don Pasquale, and heads a glittery and virtuosic cast with soprano Olga Peretyatko as Norina, and Ioan Hotea as Ernesto in Damiano Michieletto's new production from the Royal Opera House conducted by Evelino Pido.
Sean Rafferty presents this sparkling production and chats to opera commentator, Sarah Lenton.



Don Pasquale.....Bryn Terfel (Baritone) 
Ernesto.....Ioan Hotea (Tenor) 
Doctor Malatesta.....Markus Werba (Baritone) 
Norina.....Olga Peretyatko (Soprano) 
Notary.....Bryan Secombe (Bass) 
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Royal Opera House Chorus
Evelino Pido (Conductor)

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