VIDEOS
DANIELLE DE NIESEstars as Norina in Don Pasquale.
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JOHN DEL CARLOstars as Don Pasquale
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CHARLES CASTRONOVOstars as Ernesto in Don Pasquale.
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JEFF MATTSEYstars as Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale
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PODCASTS
Meet Danielle de NieseIn a fun, fast-paced interview, soprano Danielle de Niese talks about her career and her upcoming performances as Norina in Don Pasquale. Education Director Nicolas Reveles, as always, asks the right questions. Enjoy! |
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Putting Don Pasquale in ContextContinuing with our series on the historical/cultural contexts for our 2012 operas, Nicolas Reveles talks about Donizetti's brilliant comedy Don Pasquale, giving you an idea how old Italian theatrical traditions informed the plot and its characters, as well as how lots of current Hollywood and television properties still revere those old traditions. Enjoy! |
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Donizetti, Don Pasquale and "Bel CantoFor our very first video podcast episode, here's a brief discussion by Nicolas Reveles, the Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, of bel canto, Donizetti, Chopin (!) and Don Pasquale. Watch and listen, especially to the first part of Norina's aria "Quel guardo il cavaliere", a wonderful example of the bel canto style. Enjoy! |
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Don Pasquale and Opera Buffa
We finish our 2012 International Season with two wonderful Italian comic operas, The Barber of Seville by Rossini and Don Pasquale by Donizetti. Let's spend a couple of weeks looking at the influences that created the form we call opera buffa and spend some time with their comic characters. Today, Norina, the star of Don Pasquale, and her delightful entrance aria.
Great Recordings of Don Pasquale
Dr. Nicolas Reveles, Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, chooses three recordings of Donizetti's comic masterpiece Don Pasquale to help you get to know the opera (with a little help from Beverly Sills, Alfredo Kraus, Gabriel Bacquier and Fernando Corena!)
OPERA SPOTLIGHT: Don Pasquale
Produced by San Diego Opera and UCSD-TV, the award-winning San Diego Opera Spotlight gives you a unique and entertaining look behind-the-scenes of Don Pasquale. You'll see how the singers, directors, conductor and crew work together to create each opera, get a sneak peek at rehearsal footage and hear exclusive interviews with the stars.
San Diego Opera programming can be seen on UCSD-TV Channel 135 on Cox and Time Warner digital tier, AT&T U-verse Channel 99, UHF Time Warner Del Mar Channel 19 and UHF (no cable) Channel 35. For information, program schedules and more, visit http://www.ucsd.tv/opera/.
2012 Don Pasquale Broadcast Schedule
| Fri | 03/09 | 9:00pm |
| Mon | 03/12 | 7:00pm |
| Tue | 03/13 | 8:00pm |
| Wed | 03/14 | 10:00pm |
| Thu | 03/15 | 10:00pm |
| Fri | 03/16 | 8:00pm |
STARS IN THE SALON: DON PASQUALE
March 1, 2012 at 5:30pm
Join the stars of Don Pasquale in Stars in the Salon (formerly Artists’ Roundtables). This is a thrilling experience for anyone who loves opera. We welcome our distinguished guest panels for a provocative look at the music, characters and behind-the-scenes work which is so important to each productions. The Civic Theatre’s beautiful Beverly Sills Salon acts as the setting for this enjoyable discussion where audience members have a chance to meet the stars and ask their own questions of the leading singers, conductors and directors first hand!
All sessions are open to the public and free of charge.
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Don Pasquale Stars in the Salon Broadcast Schedule
San Diego Opera programming can be seen on UCSD-TV Channel 135 on Cox and Time Warner digital tier, AT&T U-verse Channel 99, UHF Time Warner Del Mar Channel 19 and UHF (no cable) Channel 35. For information, program schedules and more, visit http://www.ucsd.tv/opera/.
| Mon | 03/05 | 7:00pm |
| Tue | 03/06 | 8:00pm |
| Wed | 03/07 | 10:00pm |
| Thu | 03/08 | 10:00pm |
RADIO: San Diego Opera Live” on KPBS
Don Pasquale, March 10 at 7PM
The opening night performance of Don Pasquale will be broadcast LIVE on KPBS, 89.5 FM. San Diego Opera Live will be hosted by Dr. Nicolas Reveles and will include intermission features focused on the operas, historical facts and artist interviews to add to your enjoyment of the evening!
San Diego Opera Live will be heard on KPBS 89.5FM, 89.1FM in La Jolla and 97.7 in Imperial Valley or online at www.kpbs.org. San Diego Opera will also live tweet in real time at San Diego Opera’s twitter feed @_SanDiegoOpera using hashtag #sdolive.
DON PASQUALE
Sometimes it’s a better life without a wife . . .
In an hilarious change of pace from Salome and Moby-Dick, we laugh as the doddering old fool Pasquale is tricked into thinking he has married the sweet, demure and innocent convent-raised Sofronia. But she’s really Norina, in love with Pasquale’s nephew whom he is trying to disinherit. Once “married”, she becomes a gun-toting shrew who shows Pasquale that he was definitely better off without a wife. It’s San Diego Opera’s cheeky look at Don Pasquale in the Wild West, complete with a hero who enjoys a bubbly bath surrounded by beautiful bar girls, a Mariachi band and an old fool who wants to marry a much younger woman.
John Del Carlo as Pasquale is dominated by the beautiful and sexy Norina of Danielle de Niese, with handsome Charles Castronovo as Ernesto and Jeff Mattsey as the scheming Doctor. The joyful music of Donizetti bubbles and laughs under the baton of Marco Guidarini, and stage director David Gately saddles up his San Diego Opera production that will make you laugh your spurs off! It’s funny, funny, funny!
The running time is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including two intermissions.