{"product_id":"donizetti-don-pasquale-dvd","title":"Donizetti: Don Pasquale [DVD]","description":"Brand Spanking New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA red hot ticket at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010\/2011 was Donizetti\\u2019s comic gem, Don Pasquale, with Anna Netrebko reviving Norina, the part that made her a star in New York. Opera summed up the simple truth: \\u201c. . . everyone adored her\\u201d. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eJohn Del Carlo\\u2019s impressive singing and acting chops as the Don are given every boost by Otto Schenk\\u2019s hilarious staging and James Levine\\u2019s 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. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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: \\u201cNetrebko captures the moment that gives the opera a heart it otherwise would lack\\u201d. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eFilmed in November 2010, the DVD features backstage intermission interviews caught during the hubbub of performance.\\r\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064968036674,"sku":"209611","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/products\/51eTKYPWUSL._SL1500.jpg?v=1696502417","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/donizetti-don-pasquale-dvd","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}