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Paolo Bordogna stars in a flawless Don Pasquale in Naples

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“Bordogna made a really big impression with his massive basso, comic flair and strong personality”
Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 26 September 2015
Donizetti, Don Pasquale
Teatro di San Carlo
Christopher Franklin, Conductor
Roberto de Simone, Director
Nicola Rubertelli, Set Designer
Zaira de Vincentiis, Costume Designer
Paolo Bordogna, Don Pasquale
Barbara Bargnesi, Norina
Antonino Siragusa, Ernesto
Mario Cassi, Dr Malatesta
Rosario Natale, A Notary
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
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