John Del Carlo’s impressive singing and acting chops as the Don are given every boost by Otto Schenk’s hilarious staging and James Levine’s witty conducting. Leading this opera for the first time at the Met, the renowned maestro demonstrates that his gifts suit Donizetti as perfectly as Wagner. Mariusz Kwiecien and Matthew Polenzani scintillate as Malatesta and Ernesto. When Norina slaps Pasquale, the old man sees how deluded he has been to believe that the young beauty loves him. The San Francisco Chronicle paid homage to this turning point thus: “Netrebko captures... the moment that gives the opera a heart it otherwise would lack”. [show more]
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James Levine conducts the orchestra and chorus of the Metropolitan Opera in this production of Donizetti's opera recorded live in 2010. Anna Netrebko leads an all-star cast that also includes John Del Carlo, Mariusz Kwiecien and Matthew Polenzani.
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