Don Pasquale (1979)
Don Pasquale (1979) - Music Movies 133 minutes. Great Performances at the Met: Don Pasquale, Live from the Met: Don Pasquale, Live from the Metropolitan Opera: 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. opera, opera live performance, the metropolitan opera
Released: Jan 17, 1979
Runtime: 133 minutes
Stars: Gabriel Bacquier, Beverly Sills, Alfredo Kraus, Håkan Hagegård, Nico Castel, MET Orchestra
Crew: Kirk Browning (Director), Gaetano Donizetti (Original Music Composer), Giovanni Ruffini (Writer), John Dexter (Director), Desmond Heeley (Costume Designer), Desmond Heeley (Set Designer)