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Don Pasquale is a 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 his historical operas Lucia di Lammermoor — which some people may not know is based on a true story, as well as Anna Bolena and Maria Stuarda. Don Pasquale was composed in 1842 with a libretto by Giovanni Ruffini and Donizetti, drawing upon the libretto by Angelo Anelli for composer Stefano Pavesi’s opera Ser Marcantonio from 1810.
The premiere of Don Pasquale took place in Paris at the Théâtre Italien on 3 January 1843. The setting for the opera is the villa and garden of Don Pasquale in Rome, and the home of his nephew Ernesto’s beloved, a poor young widow named Norina.
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