Donizetti - Don Pasquale / Sills, Gramm, Kraus, Titus / Ambrosian Opera Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra / Sarah Caldwell / Emi Classics 2x Audio CD 1996 / 2CD

UPC 724356603028

TOTAL TIME:

52:36 CD1

69:38 CD2

Don Pasquale (Italian pronunciation: [ˌdɔm paˈskwaːle]) is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's opera Ser Marcantonio written in 1810 but, on the published libretto, the author appears as "M.A."

Donizetti so dominated the preparation of the libretto that Ruffini refused to allow his name to be put on the score. This resulted in confusion over the identity of the librettist for more than half a century, but as Herbert Weinstock establishes, it was largely Ruffini's work and, in withholding his name from it as librettist, "Donizetti or [his assistant] Accursi may have thought that, lacking Ruffini's name, the authorship might as well be assigned to Accursi's initials as to a pseudonym".

The opera was first performed on 3 January 1843 by the Théâtre-Italien at the Salle Ventadour in Paris with great success and it is generally regarded as being the high point of the 19th century opera buffa tradition and, in fact, marking its ending.

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Don Pasquale, opera     

Disc 1
   
    
1     
Preludio
        
2     
Act 1. Scene 1. Son nov'ore
    
3     
Act 1. Scene 1. Dunque? ...Zitto, con prudenza
    
4     
Act 1. Scene 1. Bella siccome un angelo

5     
Act 1. Scene 1. Ah! Un foco insolito
    
6     
Act 1. Scene 1. Son rinato. Or si parli al nipotino
    
7     
Act 1. Scene 1. Prender moglie?... S?, signore
    
8     
Act 1. Scene 1. Sogno soave e casto

9     
Act 1. Scene 1. Due parole ancor di volo
    
10     
Act 1. Scene 1. Ah! Mi fa il destin mendico
    
11     
Act 1. Scene 2. Quel guardo il cavaliere
    
12     
Act 1. Scene 2. So anch'io la virt? magica

13     
Act 1. Scene 2. e il Dottor non si vede!
    
14     
Act 1. Scene 2. Pronta io son, purch'io non manchi

15     
Act 1. Scene 2. Vado, corro
    
16     
Act 2. Introduzione
    
17     
Act 2. Povero Ernesto!

18     
Act 2. Chercher? lontana terra
    
19     
Act 2. E se fia che ad altro oggetto

Disc 2

1     
Act 2. Quando avrete introdotto il dottor
    
2     
Act 2. Via, da brava... Reggo appena

3     
Act 2. Non abbiate paura

4     
Act 2. Misericordia!
    
5     
Act 2. Fra da una parte et cetera
    
6     
Act 2. Indietro, indietro, mascalzoni
    
7     
Act 2. Pria di partir, signore
    
8     
Act 2. Questo contratto, adunque
    
9     
Act 2. ? rimasto l? impietrato

10     
Act 2. Riunita immantinente
    
11     
Act 2. Son tradito, beffeggiato
    
12     
Act 3. Scene 1. I diamanti, presto, presto

13     
Act 3. Scene 1. Vediamo: alla modista cento scudi

14     
Act 3. Scene 1. Signorina, in tanta fretta, dove va

15     
Act 3. Scene 1. ? finita, Don Pasquale
    
16     
Act 3. Scene 1. Via, caro sposino

17     
Act 3. Scene 1. Qualche nota di cuffie
    
18     
Act 3. Scene 1. Che interminabile andirivieni!
    
19     
Act 3. Scene 1. Siamo intesi... Sta bene

20     
Act 3. Scene 1. Questa repentina chiamata
    
21     
Act 3. Scene 1. Cheti cheti immantinente

22     
Act 3. Scene 1. Aspetta, aspetta, cara sposina
    
23     
Act 3. Scene 2. Com'? gentil - la notte a mezzo april!
    
24     
Act 3. Scene 2. Tornami a dir che m'ami
    
25     
Act 3. Scene 2. Eccoli: attenti ben...

26     
Act 3. Scene 2. Eccomi... A voi accorda Don Pasquale

27     
Act 3. Scene 2. Bravo, bravo, Don Pasquale!