The comedy don pasquale, staged in paris in 1843, is a wellloved part of standard operatic repertoire, as is lelisir damore the elixir of love, from which the tenor aria una furtiva lagrima a hidden tear is all too wellknown. Doctor malatesta, a friend of ernesto and don pasquale voice part. But peter gelb, the companys general manager since 2006, has. Here is a fresh approach to great opera repertoire. Soprano lisette oropesa as norina, tenor javier abreu in blue suit as ernesto and kevin glavin as don pasquale in pittsburgh operas production of donizettis opera. Ernesto tells pasquale that he has already found his lover, a poor young woman by the name of norina. Translation into english by giuseppe cusmano added 19980226 quel guardo, il cavaliere, norinas aria from don pasquale quel guardo, that glance il cavaliere in mezzo al cor it pierced the knights heart, trafisse, piego i lginocchio e disse. Luciano pavarotti, who sang one during a performance of puccinis. Soprano imara thomasnorinas aria from don pasquale imara thomas official. As a masterpiece of comic opera, don pasquale remains a staple of the worlds opera houses background and context. A collection of opera arias for baritone, including popular repertoire pieces, plus pieces suitable for exams, and some more advanced arias for those wanting to explore the repertoire more. Act ii is in a richly furnished salon of don pasquales house. The dallas opera mounted donizettis comedy don pasquale in the venerable jeanpierre ponnelle production, originally created for the royal opera house covent garden.
While elisir damore is perhaps more widely known, many consider don pasquale to be donizettis comic masterpiece. The book contains versions with full piano accompaniment with added chord symbols, and a section at the back with all the arias in. The music for don pasquale has some of donizettis most bubbly and vivacious melodies. Russian soprano anna netrebko gives a memorable performance in 2001. Don pasquale low ernesto, his nephew tenor doctor malatesta baritone norina, a young widow, her sister soprano a notaro low servitude in the home of don pasquale. It has funny, sly, witty ensembles, a sweet tenor love song, a moving love duet in the last act, and a brilliant coloratura piece for soprano.
Arias for coloratura soprano cantolopera series bookcd. Donizetti quel guardo il cavaliere from don pasquale this page lists all sheet music of quel guardo il cavaliere from don pasquale norinas aria by gaetano donizetti 17971848. It was based on a libretto by angelo anelli for stefano pavesis opera ser marcantonio written in 1810 but, on the published libretto, the author appears as m. Gaetano donizetti with standard vocalpiano aria editions, plot notes and english translations, and with a cd of full performances and orchestral accompaniments. Gaetano donizetti bio, albums, pictures naxos classical. Don pasquale synopsis and castcreatives don pasquale will be streamed live from the glyndebourne festival on 6 august from 7. Pittsburgh opera gives classic don pasquale a fresh take. The duet, in which she and malatesta agree upon the plot the duet of the rehearsal is one of the sprightly numbers of the score.
Quel guardo il cavaliere, don pasquale, this aria is sung by norina, the young girl who is sought out by 70yearold don pasquale to be his bride in donizettis comic opera. It was the third encore he has sung at the met, an honor that has only been awarded in modern memory to two other singers. First performed in paris in 1843, at the turning point of several eras, don pasquale, a composite and varied work, is the apotheosis. Tenor role in don pasquale is a crossword puzzle clue.
Title dramma buffo in tre atti composer donizetti, gaetano. Don pasquale by jennifer williams, september 29, 2014 everything you need to know about donizettis sparkling comedy. Spirited, beautifully sung don pasquale at dallas opera. Browse through all opera arias for soprano, divided by language. Donizetti arias for soprano cantolopera series hal. The metropolitan opera used to like to ring in the new year with a starry gala. Listening to a complete recording or just to the lovely arias always is a joy. Talya lieberman, soprano michael hofstetter, conductor nurnberg symphony orchestra at the neumarkt reitstadel july 21, 2016 performed as part of the internationale meistersinger akademie program. Malatesta and norina are playful and sarcastic and their music reflects this. Popular operatic arias by various authors and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
A repertoire anthology of opera arias from roles specific to the lyriccoloratura soprano, with special attention to the appropriate vocal criteria range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria and the practical aspects of musical and theatrical nature style, era, role, type, national provenance. Along with vincenzo bellini and gioachino rossini, he was a leading composer of bel canto opera. The books include versions for voice and piano of the worlds most famous arias. Don pasquale was the last major opera donizetti wrote, in 1843, before his health, both mental and physical, deteriorated so badly from syphillis that he was confined to an asylum for the remaining few years of his life. Room in don pasquales house, with door at the end of the common entrance, and two doors. Donizetti had already composed more than 60 operas when he wrote don pasquale, a brilliant comedy warmed by the composers trademark touch of gentle pathos. Donizetti don pasquale aria quel guardo il cavaliere. Tenor role in don pasquale tenor role in don pasquale is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. Ernesto is a familiar operabuffa tenorlover in his outrage and ardency, and his sweet secondact aria has a nice, mockmaudlin aura. I am your knight e tanto era in quel guardo and in that glance there was sapor di.
Don pasquale was donizettis last comedy and its a funny, sometimes subtle work, with finely drawn characters. To see the arias in this book, click on the description link below. The performance provided a vehicle for the american debut of slovakian soprano adriana kucerova and the dallas debut of italian conductor stefano ranzani. The story of don pasquale don pasquale, act 1 don pasquale, an old man, tells his nephew, ernesto, that he has found a young woman for ernesto to marry, but ernesto refuses.
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