James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus - Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2011)
James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus - Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2011)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 133 min | 7,36 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol | Recorded: 2010
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 133 min | 7,36 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol | Recorded: 2010
A red hot ticket at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010/2011 was Donizetti’s comic gem, Don Pasquale, with Anna Netrebko reviving Norina, the part that made her a star in New York. Opera summed up the simple truth: “. . . everyone adored her”.
John Del Carlo’s impressive singing and acting chops as the Don are given every boost by Otto Schenk’s hilarious staging and James Levine’s witty conducting. Leading this opera for the first time at the Met, the renowned maestro demonstrates that his gifts suit Donizetti as perfectly as Wagner. Mariusz Kwiecień and Matthew Polenzani scintillate as Malatesta and Ernesto.
When Norina slaps Pasquale, the old man sees how deluded he has been to believe that the young beauty loves him. The San Francisco Chronicle paid homage to this turning point thus: “Netrebko captures the moment that gives the opera a heart it otherwise would lack”.
Performer:
Don Pasquale - John Del Carlo
Dr. Malatesta - Mariusz Kwiecien
Ernesto - Matthew Polenzani
Norina - Anna Netrebko
Un notaro - Bernard Fitch
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor - James Levine
James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus - Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2011)
James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus - Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2011)
James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus - Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2011)
James Levine, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus - Donizetti: Don Pasquale (2011)
