A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Sunday 8 July at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert
San Francisco Opera Season
DONIZETTI: Don Pasquale
A young student, Ernesto, who lives with his old bachelor uncle, Don Pasquale, has refused to wed the woman of his uncle’s choosing because he is in love with a young widow, Norina.
A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Pasquale has decided to punish Ernesto by getting married and fathering an heir, thereby cutting off his nephew without a penny. Dr. Malatesta, a friend of Pasquale as well as Ernesto and Norina, has devised a plan to both save Pasquale from his folly and help the young couple.
A scene from Don Pasquale at San Franciso Opera Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Cast
Don Pasquale............... Maurizio Muraro
Norina.......................... Heidi Stober
Ernesto........................ Lawrence Brownlee
Dr Malatesta................ Lucas Meachem
Notary.......................... Bojan Knezevic
San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Giuseppe Finzi (WFMT)