Genre:

Opera

Release Date:

May 2014

Subtitles:

EN/FR/DE/KO

Sound Format:

2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS

Catalog Number:

OA1134D

Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Glyndebourne)

Alessandro Corbelli (Don Pasquale ); Danielle de Niese (Norina ); Nikolay Borchev (Malatesta ); Alek Shrader (Ernesto ); James Platt (A Notary); Anna-Marie Sullivan (Servant);

One of the reasons why Donizetti’s Don Pasquale is regarded as a cornerstone of the Italian comic opera tradition is because its characters are no mere commedia dell’arte stereotypes, but complex, vulnerable human beings. This is brought to the fore in Mariame Clément’s sensitive and perceptive production, which was hailed by the Financial Times as ‘a Glyndebourne classic’. Acclaimed buffo baritone Alessandro Corbelli sings the title role ‘with just the right degree of lugubriousness’, while Danielle de Niese, one of today’s most sought-after sopranos, is an ‘engaging’ and ‘irresistible’ Norina (The Telegraph). Bel canto specialist Enrique Mazzola conducts with flair and panache.

Reviews

"Danielle De Niese’s performance, so animated and nuanced, is one of the evening’s highlights." (The Tines)

"The cast is of vintage quality....The overall result is Glyndebourne at its best." (The Stage)