Don Pasquale

Luigi Lablache was the first Don Pasquale.

Don Pasquale is an Italian comic opera in three acts. Gaetano Donizetti composed the music. Giovanni Ruffini wrote the libretto. Don Pasquale was the 64th of the 66 operas Donizetti wrote. It is about an old bachelor who wants to marry. The opera was first staged on 3 January 1843 at the Comédie-Italienne in Paris, France. It was first performed in Italy at La Scala in Milan on 17 April 1843. In London, England, it was first staged on 29 June 1843, and in the United States on 7 January 1845 in New Orleans.

Roles

• Don Pasquale, an old bachelor (bass)
• Dr Malatesta, his doctor (baritone)
• Ernesto, Don Pasquale's nephew (tenor)
• Norina, a young widow (soprano)
• Carlino, a notary (bass)

References

• Holden, Amanda (Ed.) 2001. The New Penguin Opera Guide. Penguin Putnam. ISBN 0-140-29312-4

Other websites

• Libretto at the Internet Archive
• Longer synopsis of Don Pasquale from English Touring Opera
• Discography from Stanford website
• Don Pasquale (1940) at the Internet Movie Database
• Don Pasquale (TV 1955) at the Internet Movie Database
• Don Pasquale (TV 1985) at the Internet Movie Database