The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale

Donizetti’s timeless comedy shines in Otto Schenk’s enchanting production, conducted by James Levine and featuring a remarkable cast. The incomparable Anna Netrebko is Norina, the young widow beloved by Ernesto (a suave Matthew Polenzani), who is about to be disinherited by his miserly uncle, Don Pasquale (John Del Carlo). It takes the clever scheming of Dr. Malatesta (Mariusz Kwiecien) to set things right and to teach the old curmudgeon a lesson—fits of temper, mistaken identities, and all kinds of comic confusion included.

Cast

Anna Netrebko Norina John del Carlo Don Pasquale

Mariusz Kwiecien Dr. Malatesta

Matthew Polenzani Ernesto

Bernard Fitch Carlino Susan Graham Self - Host James Levine Self - Conductor MET Orchestra

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