Organization

Conductor

Kaspar Mänd

Arvo Volmer

Stage director

Giorgio Bongiovanni

Set designer

Maria Carla Ricotti

Lighting designer

Claudio De Pace

Chorus master

Heli Jürgenson

Assistant Chorus Master

Ksenija Grabova

Singer

Väino Puura

Butler

Soprano

Kristel Pärtna

Norina

Bass

Priit Volmer

Don Pasquale

Tenor

Brayan Avila Martinez

Ernesto

Baritone

Tamar Nugis

Doctor Malatesta

Aare Kodasma

A notary

Pavlo Balakin

Estonian National Opera

Others

Estonian National Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Estonian National Opera Orchestra

Elena Brazhnyk

Edoardo Milletti

Mati Vaikmaa

Italian

Tallinn

Estonia

Rakvere

Rakvere spordihoones

Don Pasquale Donizetti

Public

Estonian

English

Approved

"Don Pasquale" highlights
Gaetano Donizetti's comic opera Giovanni Ruffini's libretto World premiere on January 3, 1843 Paris Théâtre-Italien Premiere at the Estonian National Opera on September 25, 2020

Since its premiere, “Don Pasquale” has delighted audiences worldwide. At the time when opera buffa was on the wane, with its stock characters drawing largely on Pantalone, Harlequin, Pierrot, etc Donizetti created a thoroughly comic situational comedy with psychologically differentiated, highly contradictory individuals packed with emotional vulnerability. Giorgio Bongiovanni’s exhilarating production shows how contemporary the characters still are and how immediate and touching the story remains.

Don Pasquale, a wealthy old bachelor, is outraged when he hears his nephew Ernesto intends to marry the impoverished widow Norina. He determines to marry himself and disinherit Ernesto. Ernesto and Norina despair, but their friend Doctor Malatesta comes to aid in order to teach Pasquale a lesson. They plot an intricate plan: Malatesta persuades Norina to disguise herself as his sister, then presents her to Don Pasquale as a humble and obedient bride to be. Pasquale is delighted! They are immediately married by a fake notary, after which she turns into a she-devil making Don Pasquale bitterly regret his decision … How it all ends is a mystery even to the characters themselves!

Alates esietendusest on „Don Pasquale“ nautinud publikumenu kõigis maailma teatrites. Giorgio Bongiovanni särav lavastus toob esile tegelaste ja loo vahetu emotsionaalsuse ning kaasaegsuse.

Rikas vanapoiss Don Pasquale vihastab, kui kuuleb, et tema vennapoeg Ernesto kavatseb abielluda vaesunud lese Norinaga. Vanamees otsustab hoopis ise abielluda, pere luua ja Ernesto pärandusest ilma jätta. Ernesto ja Norina on meelt heitmas, kuid appi tõttab nende sõber Doktor Malatesta, et ninakale Pasqualele õppetund anda. Plaan on järgmine: Norina maskeerib end ja Malatesta esitleb teda Don Pasqualele kui oma õde – alandlikku, kuulekat ja vägagi sobivat pruuti. Pasquale on vaimustuses! Abielu sõlmitakse silmapilkselt valenotari valvsa pilgu all. Peagi tuleb Don Pasqualel oma tormakat otsust kibedalt kahetseda – vaevalt on abielu sõlmitud, kui taltsast neiust saab saatan naise kehas … Kuidas see kõik lõppeb, ei tea isegi ooperi peategelased!

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Don Pasquale by Donizetti, From (2023/2024), Directed by Giorgio Bongiovanni,, Conductor Kaspar Mänd, Arvo Volmer, Estonian National Opera, Tallinn, Estonia

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