Donizetti: Don Pasquale - Teatro alla Scala

A lavish, dreamlike stage spectacle full of comic scheming and gorgeous singing, best enjoyed as a front-row seat to theatrical artifice.

Directed by

Riccardo Chailly

Genres

Music

Starring

Ambrogio Maestri, Rosa Feola, René Barbera

Overview

Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera *Don Pasquale* returns to Teatro alla Scala in a 2018 production directed by Davide Livermore and conducted by Riccardo Chailly. Set in a dreamlike, black-and-white Rome inspired by Italian cinema of the 1950s, the staging blends cinematic references, visual spectacle and bittersweet comedy. Ambrogio Maestri stars as the aging bachelor Don Pasquale, alongside Rosa Feola as Norina, René Barbera as Ernesto and Mattia Olivieri as Dr. Malatesta. Elaborate sets by Livermore and Giò Forma, colourful costumes by Gianluca Falaschi and video design by D-WOK bring this classic tale of deception, romance and generational conflict to life.

How it feels

Whimsical, satirical, romantic and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Deception, love, family, aging

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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