Don Pasquale Donizetti
Canadian Opera Company
Toronto, ON

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APRIL 26, MAY 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14*, AND 18, 2024

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Performance time is approximately two hours and 15 minutes, including one 25-minute intermission

The aging Pasquale refuses to let his love-struck nephew Ernesto marry, and decides to get married himself. The only snag is that the woman he’s chosen as his bride-to-be, the fiery Norina, is secretly his nephew’s beloved, which sets up a riotous clash between generations.

This new production marks the first appearance of Don Pasquale at the COC in 30 years. Making their company debut, the French-Canadian creative team of Renaud Doucet and André Barbe place this fizzy, feel-good comedy in 1960s Rome, topping it with Technicolor visuals and Pop Art aplomb.

*ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:30 p.m.

Show your support for the next generation of opera voices with a special, one-night-only performance of Don Pasquale, featuring the artists of the COC Ensemble Studio. This presentation will strengthen the country’s leading career development program for emerging opera artists, while celebrating their exceptional talents.

Sung in Italian with English SURTITLESTM

CAST AND CREATIVE TEAMS

Conductor: Jacques Lacombe
Director: Renaud Doucet
Set and Costume Designer: André Barbe
Lighting Designer: Guy Simard
Choreographer: Renaud Doucet
Price Family Chorus Master: Sandra Horst

Don Pasquale: Misha Kiria
Dr. Malatesta: Joshua Hopkins
Ernesto: Santiago Ballerini

With the COC Orchestra and Chorus

A production from Scottish Opera

Sandra Horst and the COC Chorus are generously underwritten by Tim & Frances Price