Don Pasquale
Overview
This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met as Norina, the smart young widow at the center of Donizetti’s comedy. The sensational Alfredo Kraus sings her beloved Ernesto. Håkan Hagegård, in his Met debut role and season, is Dr. Malatesta, the man who helps the young couple trick the crusty old bachelor of the title (Gabriel Bacquier at his comical best) into a fake marriage. This being a Donizetti comedy, it all turns out perfectly well at the end—and getting there is pure operatic fun.
About Don Pasquale (1979)
Released in 1979, Don Pasquale is a music and comedy film from The Metropolitan Opera (United States of America). It was directed by Kirk Browning and John Dexter and written by Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti. The cast is led by Gabriel Bacquier, Beverly Sills, Alfredo Kraus, Håkan Hagegård and Nico Castel. With a runtime of 2h 13m, the film is available in full HD.
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