Don Pasquale
Donizetti’s effervescent comic masterpiece is a witty, high-spirited, intergenerational tug of war about love and money — young love and old money, whipped up by lots of deceit.
Don Pasquale, a grumpy old bachelor. Ernesto, his good-looking young heir. And Norina, an attractive young widow. This unorthodox love triangle yields a hilarious and touching masterpiece that takes a riotously entertaining slant on a threat of disinheritance, a mock marriage, and a spendthrift wife who believes husbands should be seen and not heard. Donizetti’s most sparkling operatic comedy.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Running time: 2 hours and 20 minutes with 1 interval.
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“This opera is fun! It's one of the best musical comedies . . . the melodies are sparkling and beautiful, the story works, the whole piece is captivating. You gotta love opera” - Juan Diego Flórez (Tenor)
“stunning” - The Arts Review on Graeme Danby
“lyrical soft-grained” - Opera on Patrick Kabongo
“delightful tenor” - Arts Scene in Wales on Rhodri Prys Jones
Cast and Creative Team
| Don Pasquale | Graeme Danby |
| Norina | Kelli-Ann Masterson |
| Ernesto | Patrick Kabongo [2022 performances] |
| Ernesto | Rhodri Prys Jones [2023 performances] |
| Malatesta | Ben McAteer |
| Notary | Leanne Fitzgerald |
Chorus
| Leanne Fitzgerald |
| Ben Escorcio |
| William Pearson |
| Kevin Neville |
| Jessica Hackett |
Creative Team
| Conductor | Teresa Riveiro Böhm |
| Director | Orpha Phelan |
| Designers | Nicky Shaw |
| Lighting Designer | Matt Haskins |
| Assistant Director | Katie O’Halloran |
| Répétiteur | Richard McGrath |
| Language Coach | Annalisa Monticelli |
| Irish National Opera Orchestra |
