Don Pasquale plans to get married in order to punish his rebellious nephew, Ernesto for being in love with the poor young widow Norina. Pasquale wants an heir so he can cut the young man off without a penny, but Ernesto concocts a plan of his own… Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this new production of Donizetti’s witty story of a middle-aged man whose (supposed) young wife runs rings around him—with her own ulterior romantic purpose in mind. Damiano Michieletto’s exhilarating production shows how contemporary the characters still are and how immediate and touching the story remains.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles