Name: Don Pasquale
Start: 2016-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opernhaus

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Aleksandra Kurzak

Norina

Bass

Carlos Chausson

Don Pasquale

Giorgio Surian

Tenor

Javier Camarena

Ernesto

Ioan Hotea

Baritone

Andrei Bondarenko

Doctor Malatesta

Ivan Thirion

A notary

Conductor

Enrique Mazzola

Stage director

Grischa Asagaroff

Set designer

Luigi Perego

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Jürgen Hoffmann

Chorus master

Jürg Hämmerli

Opernhaus Zürich

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Chor der Oper Zürich

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Philharmonia Zürich

Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich

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Zurich

Switzerland

Opernhaus

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Bassist

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Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

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Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

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Pianist

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Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

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Contralto

Countertenor

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Don Pasquale
Von Donizettis Spätwerken hat sich nur Don Pasquale sogleich einen festen Platz im Repertoire erobern können. Der grosse Erfolg der 1843 in Paris uraufgeführten Oper liegt in der bewährten Situationskomik der Opera buffa begründet. Ein Genre, das Donizetti mit seiner brillant instrumentierten Partitur zu später Blüte führte.
Don Pasquale hat sich auf seine alten Tage entschlossen zu heiraten und will dadurch seinen Neffen Ernesto enterben, um ihn zugleich von der Liebe zur mittellosen Witwe Norina abzubringen. Der gewiefte Doktor Malatesta hat mit seiner Schwester Sofronita anscheinend genau die richtige Frau für Don Pasquale gefunden und arrangiert die Hochzeit. Doch kaum haben die beiden den Ehevertrag unterschrieben, macht Sofronita Don Pasquale das Leben zur Hölle und droht ihn in den Ruin zu treiben. Schliesslich fliegt die komödiantische Intrige auf: Sofronita entpuppt sich als Norina, Don Pasquale zeigt sich einsichtig und gibt den beiden jungen Liebenden seinen Segen.
Als Ernesto präsentiert unsere Wiederaufnahme mit Javier Camarena einen der profiliertesten Belcanto-Tenöre unserer Tage. Publikumsliebling Carlos Chausson singt die Titelpartie, und die in unserem Rigoletto als Gilda gefeierte Aleksandra Kurzak übernimmt die Partie der Norina.

Deutsch

Don Pasquale
Of Donizetti's late works, only Don Pasquale immediately found a permanent place in the repertoire. The great success of the opera, which premiered in Paris in 1843, is based on the proven situation comedy of opera buffa. A genre that Donizetti, with his brilliantly orchestrated score, later blossomed into.
Don Pasquale has decided to marry in his old age and wants to disinherit his nephew Ernesto in order to dissuade him from his love for the penniless widow Norina. With his sister Sofronita, the clever Doctor Malatesta has apparently found just the right woman for Don Pasquale and is arranging the wedding. But no sooner have the two signed the marriage contract than Sofronita makes Don Pasquale's life hell and threatens to ruin him. Finally, the comedic intrigue flies up: Sofronita turns out to be Norina, Don Pasquale shows understanding and gives the two young lovers his blessing.
As Ernesto, our revival with Javier Camarena presents one of the most distinguished bel canto tenors of our time. Audience favorite Carlos Chausson sings the title role, and Aleksandra Kurzak, celebrated as Gilda in our Rigoletto , takes on the role of Norina.

Don Pasquale by Donizetti, From (2016/2016), Directed by Grischa Asagaroff,, Conductor Enrique Mazzola, Opernhaus, Zurich, Switzerland

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