Movie: The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale

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Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko

Norina

John del Carlo
John del Carlo

Don Pasquale

Mariusz Kwiecien
Mariusz Kwiecien

Dr. Malatesta

Matthew Polenzani
Matthew Polenzani

Ernesto

Bernard Fitch
Bernard Fitch

Carlino

Susan Graham
Susan Graham

Self - Host

James Levine
James Levine

Self - Conductor

MET Orchestra
MET Orchestra

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    The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale

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    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.

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    2010-11-13

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    Donizetti's Don Pasquale performed at the Metropolitan Opera

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