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| Composer | Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Gaetano Donizetti, Giovanni Ruffini |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Speranza Scappucci; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Young Sicilian soprano grabs the limelight in Bergamo Don Pasquale
They came for Javier Camarena, but cheered Giulia Mazzola to the rafters of the Teatro Donizetti as the third production of this year's festival opens.
Barbe and Doucet's stylish Don Pasquale is a comic delight
Barbe and Doucet’s witty 1960s Don Pasquale is revived for Scottish Opera, with Stuart Stratford conducting a fine cast.
Livermore’s cinematic Don Pasquale is revived at La Scala
Not so Dolce Vita... Davide Livermore’s fascinating interpretation of Donizetti’s masterpiece doesn’t quite manage to uplift a somewhat disappointing musical performance.
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Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Evelino Pidò; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Agostino Cavalca; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Bachtrack top ten: Gaetano Donizetti
A hugely successful composer of bel canto opera, Gaetano Donizetti had a lasting impact, with many of his operas entering regular rotation in houses around the world for almost 200 years.
Comedy is a serious business: Sir Bryn Terfel on Don Pasquale
“It’s just like learning to say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!!” The Welsh bass-baritone reflects on learning the patter for his latest role, Donizetti's Don Pasquale.