What is Don Pasquale?
Don Pasquale Is and Drama Buffo Opera in Three ACTS by the Italian Composer Gaetano Donizetti, Who Is Also Known for Another Comic Opera: L´ Elisir d´ Amore, As Well As for Historical Operas l ucia di lammermoor Based on and True Story, as well as Anna hurt and Maria Stuard . Don Pasquale was composed in 1842 with the libretto of Giovanni Ruffini and Donizetti, drawing on the libretto by Angela Anelli for the composer Stefano Paves from 1810.
The premiere Don Pasquale took place in Paris in the Italien 3. whose only heir is a nephew and who wants to marry and shake his son to give his heritage. He is dissatisfied with his nephew Ernest and wishes to discard it because he considers Ernest's attachment to the widow of Norina as disproportionate.
Don Pasquale calls in his doctor, malatesta to make sure his health is good enough for this new business, and Malatesta cooks the scheme most, suggests that his own sister Sofronia will be a good match for Don Pasquale. After entering, Ernesto is amazed by the plan of his uncle and malatest in it because he considered Malatesta a friend. He will also learn that if he marries himself, he will expect to leave the house. The scene switches to Norina's house that reads romance. Malatesta enters and entrusts his plan to play Sofronia, and will eventually be able to marry Ernest.
Act II opens back in the Don Pasquale house, where Ernesto travels outside and imagines his future exile and lost Norina. After leaving, Malatesta brings sofronii with a veil to meet Don Pasquale. Norina pretends to be afraid when Don Pasquale asks her character and learns that she has a simple taste and lives a modest life. DThe apologizing notary, actually the cousin of Malatesta, enters and provokes a marital agreement that ensures the control of sofronia over all the property of Don Pasquale.
As soon as the document is signed and the notary asks for the second witness, Ernesto comes farewell. He recognizes Norina and is not on a trick, is horrified and thinks he marries his uncle. Malatesta catches him and explains. When the agreement has been completed, Sofronia suddenly changes the character that becomes a rough, offensive, demanding and greedy. Don Pasquale is impressed.
In Act III, we see that sofronie continues to spend rich and treats Don Pasquale grossly. It threatens divorce, although it continues to sympathize with it, deliberately dropping a note that suggests that it has allocated in the garden at night.
Don Pasquale summones malatest to help him cope and they slap the lover. In the Ernesto Garden in the disranades of Sofronia. Don Pasquale and Malatesta are coming from behind the shrub and Don Pasquale ordered sofronii from Sthe house. Refuses to leave. Malatesta adds a threat and says Sofronia that Ernest's bride Norina is to become the lady of the house next day. Sofronia says she would rather leave rather than live under these conditions. Malatesta convinces Don Pasquale that the only way to get rid of sofronia is for Norina and Ernesto to get married that evening. Don Pasquale, seemingly, agrees. Everything is revealed, Don Pasquale accepts the situation and all ends happily.