Detailed Instrumentation: Piano or 1+1(Picc dFl2).2.2.2: 4.2.3.0: Timp.Perc(1-2): Hp.Gtr(2): Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set): Vocal soli (5 roles STBBB): Chorus

Duration: 120 minutes

Description: DON PASQUALE was premiered on January 3, 1843, at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris and stands as one of the crowning achievements of Italian opera buffa. Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848) crafted this comedy late in his career, collaborating with Giovanni Ruffini (revised by the composer himself) on a libretto that centers on the elderly bachelor Don Pasquale, whose attempt to disinherit his young nephew Ernesto backfires when he is tricked into a sham marriage with the clever Norina, leading to comic humiliation and ultimate reconciliation. Since its highly successful premiere, DON PASQUALE has remained a cornerstone of the comic opera repertoire, regularly performed by major opera houses worldwide. Reprint edition.

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