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Opera

Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti

Presentation
Opera
This is a madhouse!— Don Pasquale

A great success with audiences past and present, Donizetti’s opera Don Pasquale is a comedy on the theme of the eternal triangle. The composer adopts Rossini’s buffo style, emulating its virtuosity and energy, and distilling from it an essential core made possible by his own crystalline style and distinctive flair. This is irresistible music: music that pours out, ripostes, caresses, beguiles, swirls, and is at times tinged with nostalgia. With Alain Altinoglu at the helm, this delightful festive epilogue to the year will be tackled with brio by Laurent Pelly, whose zest for humour is well known.

The story

Furious at his nephew and heir Ernesto, a rich old bachelor, Don Pasquale, decides to marry. To bring him back to his senses, his friend Malatesta organises a fake marriage with his supposed sister, who is actually the clever young Norina, Ernesto’s fiancée. The gentle and tender innocent turns into a tyrannical, whimsical wife. A succession of scenes and disappointments leads Don Pasquale to regret his marriage and he is relieved when the truth emerges.

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Dates & tickets

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Location

La Monnaie

Running time

2 hours 30 minutes (with interval)

Prices

Gold - € 159
Cat 1 - € 129 / Cat 2 - € 99
Cat 3 - € 85 / Cat 4 - € 62
Cat 5 - € 34 / Cat 6 - € 10

Language

Sung in Italian
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Presentation

Pre-performance talks 30' before the start of the performances

Streaming

live sur Mezzo
21.12.2018

streaming on
www.lamonnaie.be/en/streaming
11 > 30.1.2019

There are a few seats with a limited view that are not sold online. Contact MM Tickets by e-mail (tickets@lamonnaie.be) or phone (+32 2 229 12 11). They will help you or put you on the waiting list. 

Gallery

Gallery

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© Hugo Segers
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© Hugo Segers

 

Don Pasquale - Introduction par Rebecca Marcy by La Monnaie De Munt
Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU
Director and costume designLAURENT PELLY
Set designCHANTAL THOMAS
LightingDUANE SCHULER
Chorus masterMARTINO FAGGIANI

Libretto di Giovanni Ruffini e Gaetano Donizetti, tratto dal Ser Marcantonio di Angelo Anelli

Don PasqualeMICHELE PERTUSI
PIETRO SPAGNOLI (11, 13, 18, 20, 23)
Dottor MalatestaLIONEL LHOTE
RODION POGOSSOV (11, 13, 18, 20, 23)
ErnestoJOEL PRIETO
ANICIO ZORZI GIUSTINIANI (11, 13, 18, 20, 23)
NorinaDANIELLE DE NIESE
ANNE-CATHERINE GILLET (11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 23)
Un NotaroALESSANDRO ABIS

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
MM Academy led by Benoît Giaux

ProductionSANTE FÉ OPERA (2014), GRAN TEATRO DEL LICEU (BARCELONA, 2015)
PresentationDE MUNT / LA MONNAIE

With the support of THE BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TAX SHELTER, IN COOPERATION WITH PROSPERO MM PRODUCTIONS SA/NV AND TAXSHELTER.BE, POWERED BY ING

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