Overview

Juan Diego Florez in another of his great stage roles. Old Don Pasquale (Ruggero Raimondi) wishes to marry and produce an heir, thus disinheriting his nephew Ernesto, who loves the merry widow Norina. Pasquale"s physician Malatesta pretends that Norina is his sister 'Sofronia', and arranges a mock wedding to Pasquale. 'Sofronia' then proceeds to make Pasquale's life a misery.

Top Cast

Ruggero Raimondi

Don Pasquale

Isabel Rey

Norina

Oliver Widmer

Dottor Malatesta

Juan Diego Flórez

Ernesto

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Valeriy Murga

Un notaro

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Thomas von Grünigen

Maggior-domo

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Elsbeth Treichler

Servi di Don Pasquale 1

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Alex Minder

Servi di Don Pasquale 2

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Renata Blum

Amica di Norina

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Aneel Soomary

Trombettista ambulante

Gaetano Donizetti

Self - Composer

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Orchester des Opernhaus Zürich

Self - Orchestra