Sunday 8 July at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert
San Francisco Opera Season
DONIZETTI: Don Pasquale
A young student, Ernesto, who lives with his old bachelor uncle, Don Pasquale, has refused to wed the woman of his uncle’s choosing because he is in love with a young widow, Norina.
Pasquale has decided to punish Ernesto by getting married and fathering an heir, thereby cutting off his nephew without a penny. Dr. Malatesta, a friend of Pasquale as well as Ernesto and Norina, has devised a plan to both save Pasquale from his folly and help the young couple.
Cast
Don Pasquale............... Maurizio Muraro
Norina.......................... Heidi Stober
Ernesto........................ Lawrence Brownlee
Dr Malatesta................ Lucas Meachem
Notary.......................... Bojan Knezevic
San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Giuseppe Finzi (WFMT)