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DON PASQUALE

Opera

Composer:

Gaetano Donizetti

Author of the libretto:

Giovanni Ruffini

Date of the premiere:

5.12.2020

Duration:

3 h

Producers:

Music Direction:

Tadeusz Kozłowski

Direction:

Michał Znaniecki

Set Design, Props:

Luigi Scoglio

Costumes:

Małgorzata Słoniowska

Lighting Effects Direction:

Dariusz Albrycht

Projections:

Karolina Jacewicz

Choir Preparation:

Maciej Salski

Assistant Conductor:

Marta Kosielska, Wiktor Kozłowski

Assistant Director:

Adam Grabarczyk, Waldemar Stańczuk

Assistant Set Designer:

Katarzyna Zbłowska

Stage Manager:

Zbigniew Pawełczyk, Andrzej Kowalik

DON PASQUALE... FOR EVERYONE!

Such indigestible confetti – Donizetti tells us to take poor Don Pasquale to the hospital. This malicious verse, published in the press after the premiere in Dresden in 1844, couldn't harm Gaetano Donizetti's excellent opera Don Pasquale – to the full approval and delight of the audience – triumphantly marched through the world's greatest opera stages. Stars like Enrico Caruso, Marcelina Sembrich-Kochański, or Arturo Toscanini considered it an honor to test themselves in this vocal-musical "game," where acting couldn't rely solely on dramatic gestures, hysterical laments, or more or less justified "insanities" and dying in agony.

For the five main characters, Donizetti created a work full of brilliance, musical, and vocal gems, in which the stage action and relationships between characters are as funny and witty as every note in Donizetti's masterful score. There is no time for boredom or a break from smiling; there are – games of appearances, subtle humor, and situational comedy.

In our Theatre, Don Pasquale has visited many times – each time with the best casts, diverse scenic visions, and directorial interpretations, and each appearance effectively amused the audience, bringing moments of relaxation and sincere smiles.

There is no doubt that this time – also thanks to the excellent cast – it will be the same. And since each generation must have "its" Don Pasquale – let's take advantage of the opportunity!

Join us, because laughter is healthy!

Soloists, Choir, Orchestra of the Grand Theatre in Łódź

fot. Joanna Miklaszewska

a man covered with a woolen blanket sits on a yellow armchair, behind him stands a man dressed in a leather coat, raises his hand to him and looks at him, in the background there is a lamp and a round wooden table, the background is black with blue elements

in the center a couple looking at each other, on the left a woman in a white dress and a towel on her head, opposite her a man dressed in black leather is sitting on the edge of a bathtub and blowing foam towards her, in the background a window and a white statuette of a woman

two surprised men leaning on a yellow armchair, one dressed in black, the other in pink, in the background windows with decorative plates hanging

a woman in a blue habit stands in a room, there is a wardrobe, a table, candles, a lamp, around stone walls in the middle a broken window

a surprised man dressed in pink lies on a yellow armchair, a man dressed in black leans over him, staring at a distant point, in the background there are windows between which decorated plates hang

a couple sitting on wooden chairs laughing, looking at each other, on the left a woman in a blue habit, on the right a man dressed in pink, in the background a broken window

in front a man dressed in black leather with a focused gaze, behind him at a round wooden table a man writing with a white pen, in the background windows between which decorated plates hang

on the left three men, two of them are looking towards a wooden table where a woman and another man are writing with a pen, the third man is standing behind them and is turned the other way, the background is dark

scenery of a room, wardrobe, chairs, table, in the background a broken window, in the foreground a woman in a blue habit stands, raising her hands high, next to her on a chair sits a man dressed in pink with a surprised face

group scene, at the bottom are women dressed in gray and blue, holding various objects in their hands, pots, bowls, rags, brooms, above them on the left and right are men renovating a house, in the center is singing a man dressed in pink, the background is black

a man dressed in pink stands smiling with a piece of paper in his hand, in the background there are decorated plates, he sings

two men are sitting on chairs with their backs to the audience, on the left a man dressed in black, on the right a man dressed in pink, the background is black

a woman lies on a wooden platform, a man stands next to her, both have red drinks with a straw, they are dressed in holiday clothes, white and blue stripes, a scenography made of green leaves, in the background two white statues of women

two men stand against a black background, holding each other with terrified faces, one dressed in black leather, the other in pink

in the foreground a kissing couple, in the background on a platform on the right a group dressed in yellow sits on chairs in a circle, a scenography with lots of green leaves, all lit in blue

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