Organization

Singer

Soprano

Martha Eason

Norina

Bass

Donato Di Stefano

Don Pasquale

João Fernandes

Tenor

Quentin Desgeorges

Ernesto

Baritone

Leonardo Lee

Doctor Malatesta

Logan Rucker

A notary

Stage director

Christoph von Bernuth

Conductor

Vito Cristofaro

Felix Pätzold

Costume designer

Mathilde Grebot

Set designer

Piero Vinciguerra

Dramaturge

Stephanie Twiehaus

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater

Orchestra

Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester

Mathias Vidal

Italian

Oldenburg

Germany

Staatstheater

Großes Haus

Public

Private

German

Approved

“Donizetti's opera“ Don Pasquale ”inspires at the premiere at the Oldenburg State Theater thanks to its strong voices and performance. Donato di Stefano sang with great grace, flexibility and ease. "  (NWZ)

"In Oldenburg, they have put their faith in the right horse in all areas and brought a consistently successful Donizetti opera onto the stage, which is a real pleasure from the first to the last note." (Kulturfeder.de)

"With this enjoyable production, the Oldenburg State Theater can present its first opera premiere to a grateful audience with flying colors." (Berlin theater reviews)

Don Pasquale, over seventy, wealthy and of old nobility, wants to be sure that his inheritance falls into good hands. He would also love to feel really youthful with a young woman by his side! Clumsily, however, he puts his fate in the hands of a questionable "doctor" - and thus becomes the perfect victim of a tricky intrigue with far-reaching consequences ...

The popular Buffooper, which Donizetti wrote shortly before the end of his life, is also considered a swan song for the genre: so profound are musical language and humor and so painfully the composer was aware that his era was drawing to a close. As a result, Don Pasquale does not lack a certain tragedy in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the stage: THE parade role for the two much sought-after bassists Donato Di Stefano and João Fernandes, who introduce themselves as new members of the Oldenburg State Theater.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble