3 Dec 2017

MASSENET: Don Quichotte

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Don Quichotte Clementine Margaine - DulcinéeFerruccio Furlanetto - Don Quichotte

Don Quichotte Clementine Margaine - DulcinéeFerruccio Furlanetto - Don Quichotte Photo: © Todd Rosenberg Photography

Sunday 3 December at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert

Chicago Lyric Opera series

MASSENET: Don Quichotte

In this version of Cervantes’ great classic, the simple farm girl of the original novel becomes the more sophisticated Dulcinée, a flirtatious local beauty inspiring the infatuated old man Don Quichotte’s deluded exploits. Jules Massenet composed the title role for the legendary Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin.

Don Quichotte............. Ferruccio Furlanetto

Dulcinée...................... Clémentine Margaine

Sancho......................... Nicola Alaimo

Chorus & Orchestra of Chicago Lyric Opera/Andrew Davis (WFMT)

Don Quichotte 
Ferruccio Furlanetto - Don Quichotte
Nicola Alaimo - Sancho

Don Quichotte Ferruccio Furlanetto - Don Quichotte Nicola Alaimo - Sancho Photo: © Todd Rosenberg Photography

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