Given a mid-20th century Technicolour makeover by the acclaimed creative duo of André Barbe and Renaud Doucet, Don Pasquale’s world bustles with a ramshackle vibrancy.
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Item details
Date
February 10, 2024 7:30PM
Location
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Name
Don Pasquale
Description
Sung in Italian with Projected English Titles
Given a mid-20th century Technicolour makeover by the acclaimed creative duo of André Barbe and Renaud Doucet, Don Pasquale’s world bustles with a ramshackle vibrancy.
The aging bachelor’s scheme to marry and disinherit his rebellious nephew Ernesto is countered by a hilarious bait-and-switch caper hatched by Dr. Malatesta and Ernesto’s love, Norina, going undercover as Pasquale’s new and decidedly not-as-advertised bride.
With an all-star cast and music calibrated for virtuosity, Donizetti’s comic masterpiece of inter-generational jealousy and reconciliation, young love, and madcap machinations bursts with vivid colour and endlessly engaging melodies.