Don Pasquale (1979)
Don Pasquale
This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met as Norina, the smart young widow at the center of Donizetti’s comedy. The sensational Alfredo Kraus sings her beloved Ernesto. Håkan Hagegård, in his Met debut role and season, is Dr. Malatesta, the man who helps the young couple trick the crusty old bachelor of the title (Gabriel Bacquier at his comical best) into a fake marriage. This being a Donizetti comedy, it all turns out perfectly well at the end—and getting there is pure operatic fun.
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Gabriel Bacquier
as Pasquale da Corneto
as Pasquale da Corneto
Beverly Sills
as Norina
as Norina
Alfredo Kraus
as Ernesto
as Ernesto
Håkan Hagegård
as Dr. Malatesta
as Dr. Malatesta
Nico Castel
as Notary
as Notary
MET Orchestra
as
as
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Kirk Browning
Director
Director
Giovanni Ruffini
Writer
Writer
John Dexter
Director
Director
Gaetano Donizetti
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Gil Wechsler
Lighting Design
Lighting Design
Nicola Rescigno
Conductor
Conductor
Desmond Heeley
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Desmond Heeley
Set Designer
Set Designer
Nina Lawson
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Victor Callegari
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Christina Calamari
Wardrobe Master
Wardrobe Master
Michael Bronson
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Gaetano Donizetti
Writer
Writer
James Levine
Music Director
Music Director
Christopher Sarson
Producer
Producer
Angelo Anelli
Original Story
Original Story
Clemente D'Alessio
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
