DON PASQUALE presented by Irish National Opera at The Everyman Cork

Donizetti’s effervescent comic masterpiece is a witty, high-spirited, inter-generational tug of war about love and money – young love and old money, whipped up by lots of deceit.

Don Pasquale, a grumpy old bachelor. Ernesto, his good-looking young heir. And Norina, an attractive young widow. This unorthodox love triangle yields a hilarious and touching masterpiece that takes a riotously entertaining slant on a threat of disinheritance, a mock marriage and a spendthrift wife who believes husbands should be seen and not heard. Donizetti’s most sparkling operatic comedy.

Don Pasqualeis directed byOrpha Phelan, with set and costume design byNicky Shawand lighting design byMatt Haskins. BassGraeme Danbysings the title role, with tenorPatrick Kabongoas his nephew Ernesto and sopranoKelli-Ann Mastersonas Norina. Don Pasqualefeaturesthe Irish National Opera orchestra.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

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