My Wish List
CHAN 3011
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Running Time: 126:45
Release Date: October 1998
Originally recorded in November 1997
Composer
Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti
Baritone Voice baritone - Don Pasquale
Andrew Shore
Andrew Shore
Solo baritone - Dr Malatesta
Jason Howard
Jason Howard
Tenor Voice tenor - Ernesto
Barry Banks
Barry Banks
Solo soprano - Norina
Lynne Dawson
Lynne Dawson
Solo bass - A Notary
Clive Bayley
Clive Bayley
Choral
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
David Parry
David Parry
Venue
Blackheath Halls, London
Blackheath Halls, London
Producer
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Peter Newble
Peter Newble
Engineer (Assistant)
Richard Smoker
Richard Smoker
Genre:
Vocal & Song
Opera in English
Vocal & Song
Opera in English
Buy CD
P&P for single unit's: UK=£4.65, EU=£12, World=£17.4
Opera - Don Pasquale
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Don Pasquale
127:02
Opera buffa in three acts, text by Giovanni Ruffini and the composer, after A. Anelli
COMPACT DISC ONE: 54:49
1.
Overture
6:24
Act I
No. 1: Introduction
2.
'Nine already'
1:54
Don Pasquale
3.
'May I join you?'
1:14
Malatesta, Don Pasquale
4.
'Down from among the angelic host'
3:12
Malatesta, Don Pasquale
5.
'She is my sister!'
1:16
Malatesta, Don Pasquale
6.
'Ah! Quite unexpectedly passions inflame me'
2:09
Don Pasquale
No. 2: Recitative and Duet
7.
'I'm a new man'
2:43
Don Pasquale, Ernesto
8.
'Getting married?'
1:47
Ernesto, Don Pasquale
9.
'Never again shall I find you'
2:40
Ernesto, Don Pasquale
10.
'There's one thing I must say briefly'
1:05
Ernesto, Don Pasquale
11.
'. . .is his own sister.
0:16
Don Pasquale, Ernesto
12.
'Ah! The fates have conspired to thwart me/
2:45
Ernesto, Don Pasquale
No. 3: Cavatina
13.
'With just one glance she pierced him'
2:14
Norina
14.
'I too have seen how magical'
4:03
Norina
No. 4: Recitative and Duet. Finale I
15.
'Still no sign of the doctor!'
2:39
Norina, Malatesta
16.
'I'll find a way, on one condition'
3:09
Norina, Malatesta
17.
'Am I to be haughty?'
1:50
Norina, Malatesta
18.
'Onwards, upwards'
3:30
Norina, Malatesta
Act II
No. 5: Prelude and Aria
19.
'Poor, lost Ernesto!'
4:04
Ernesto
20.
'I shall go, no more returning'
2:24
Ernesto
21.
'And if you ever encounter'
3:21
Ernesto
COMPACT DISC TWO: 72:13
No. 6: Scene and Trio
1.
'After you have shown in Doctor Malatesta'
1:40
Don Pasquale
2.
'Don't be frightened, just believe me'
4:22
Malatesta, Norina, Don pasquale
No. 7: Scene and Quartet. Finale II
3.
'There's no need to be firghtened'
2:52
Malatesta, Norina
4.
'Heaven preserve me!'
1:42
Don Pasquale, Malatesta, Norina
5.
'Agreement between the . . . etcetera'
2:57
Malatesta, Notary, Don Pasquale
6.
'You idiots, let me through here'
2:05
Ernesto, Norina, Malatesta, Don Pasquale
7.
'So let the marriage contract be finalized at once'
1:32
Malatesta, Notary, Norina, Don Pasquale, Ernesto
8.
'A man of such decrepitude'
1:31
Norina, Don Pasquale, Malatesta, Ernesto
9.
'I've used persuasion first'
3:34
Norina, Malatesta, Don Pasquale, Ernesto
10.
'I wish to see the servants'
2:46
Norina, Don Pasquale, Malatesta, Ernesto
11.
'I've been cheated and disparaged'
2:28
Don Pasquale, Ernesto, Norina, Malatesta
Act III
No. 8: Introductory Chorus
12.
'Bring the diamonds, quickly!'
1:15
Servants, Don Pasquale
No. 9: Recitative and Duet
13.
'Let's see now: to the dress shop'
1:52
Don Pasquale
14.
'Well good evening! You're in a hurry'
2:56
Don Pasquale, Norina
15.
'It is over, Don Pasquale'
3:30
Don Pasquale, Norina
16.
'My husband, my sweetest'
2:43
Norina, Don Pasquale
No. 10: Recitative
17.
'Another bill for bonnets or for ribbons'
1:27
Don Pasquale
18.
'Everyone endlessly coming and going!'
3:50
Servants
No. 11: Recitative and Duet
19.
'We're agreed then'
1:05
Malatesta, Erneto
20.
'Don Pasquale . . .'
3:32
Malatesta, Don Pasquale
21.
'No more words, not even whispers'
3:59
Don Pasquale, Malatesta
22.
'What a disaster, my little schemer'
2:35
Don Pasquale, Malatesta
No. 12: Serenade and Nocturne
23.
'The night is calm'
4:06
Ernesto, Chorus
24.
'Come, say the words I long for'
3:29
Norina, Ernesto
No. 13: Scene and Rondo. Finale III
25.
'Here they are! Ready to pounce?'
3:16
Don Pasquale, Malatesta, Norina
26.
'Here I am'
1:21
Ernesto, Malatesta, Norina, Don Pasquale
27.
'Let's forget everything'
3:41
Don Pasquale, Malatesta, Norina, Ernesto, Servants
Solo: Jason Howard baritone - Dr Malatesta
Solo: Lynne Dawson soprano - Norina
Solo: Clive Bayley bass - A Notary
Choral: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: David Parry
15, 17, 18, 20 & 21 November 1997
