First performed in Paris in 1843, at the turning point of several eras, Don Pasquale, a composite and varied work, is the apotheosis of opera buffa. Performed for the first time at the Paris Opera, the production has been entrusted to the Italian director, Damiano Michieletto, who transports us directly to the sincerity and dramatic splendour at the heart of an apparently light‑hearted work.

Cast

Michele Pertusi

Don Pasquale

Florian Sempey

Dottor Malatesta

Nadine Sierra

Norina

Evelino Pidò

Conductor

Lawrence Brownlee

Ernesto

Frédéric Guieu

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