The Mendocino Music Festival has unveiled its 2025 lineup. “Don Pasquale” takes the stage with Ryan Murray conducting. Liisa Dávila, Salvatore Atti, Matthew Peterson, and E. Scott Levin are the soloists. Performance Dates: July 18, 2025 “Stravinsky at Home: Music for Family, Friends, Lovers” will feature mezzo-soprano Silvie Jensen alongside such pianists as Alexander Katsman, Susan Waterfall, Julian Pollack, Carolyn Steinbuck, {…}
Calgary Opera is set to present Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.” The opera, which is set to be performed on Feb. 1, 5, and 7, 2025, will be showcased in a Hollywood cinematic production at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. The all-Canadian cast will include John Fanning in his role debut as Don Pasquale, Lucia Cesaroni as Norina, John Tessier as Ernesto, {…}
(Photos by Octavio Valencia) Festival Napa Valley has concluded a historic production of “Don Pasquale.” The Donizetti classic was presented at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for Performing Arts at UC Davis on Friday, Nov. 15, marking the first-ever staged opera at the venue. “We are honored to have partnered with Festival Napa Valley to present this exceptional production {…}
Every production at the Donizetti Opera Festival has its specialty and purpose. One (this year, “Roberto Devereux”) is a serious production of the highest quality, another is a rare piece (this time “Zoraida di Granata,” which also took a stand to bring the most serious and painful topics to the stage), and another is fun and delightful. So, when you {…}
(Photo: Gianfranco Rota) As part of the Donizetti Opera Festival (DOF), the stage came to life with “Don Pasquale,” the renowned opera buffa by Gaetano Donizetti, one of the last and most refined jewels of Italian bel canto. This production in Bergamo not only pays homage to the composer in his hometown but also celebrates the tenth anniversary of its {…}
The Donizettian musicologist and researcher Luca Zoppelli notes that we are unusually well-informed about the genesis of Don Pasquale, thanks to Giovanni Ruffini. Ruffini, a young Italian writer and political refugee in Paris, met Gaetano Donizetti and began collaborating with him. Initially, Ruffini translated to the Italian Dom Sébastien before writing the libretto for “Don Pasquale,” which he signed with {…}
The Canadian Opera Company is set to present Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” for the first time in 30 years. The opera will be presented between April 26 and May 18, 2024 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, with an additional one-night-only performance starring current and graduate artists of the COC’s Ensemble Studio on May 14, 2024. The opera {…}
Opera Omaha is set to present Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” on Oct. 27 and 29 at Orpheum Theater. The comic opera is set to star baritone Jorell Williams in the title role alongside Vanessa Becerra as Norina They will be joined by Miles Mykkanen as Ernesto and Luis Alejandro Orozco as Dr. Malatesta. The production will feature direction by Octavio Cardenas {…}
Oper Frankfurt is set to present a new production of Donzietti’s “Don Pasquale.” Simone Di Felice is set to conduct the new staging by Caterina Panti Liberovici which is set to open on Sept. 23 and will run through Oct. 15, 2023 at the Bockenheimer Depot. The opera will star Božidar Smiljanić and Donato Di Stefano sharing the title role {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.” The company said that Andrea Carroll will take over the role of Norina on Sept. 5 and 8, replacing Nina Minasyan, who was originally announced. Carroll is a soprano who recently made house debuts at The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Canadian {…}
On July 16, 2023, Opera in the Park will make its highly anticipated return to Deer Lake Park, in collaboration with the City of Burnaby, to present a complimentary evening concert for families. The concert will feature arias and duets from Vancouver Opera’s upcoming 2023-2024 season, which will feature such works as “The Magic Flute,” “Don Pasquale,” and “Carmen.” Jonathan {…}