Gaetano Donizetti / Giuliano Carella / Tim Sheader
Don Pasquale
Opera
Date
- Mar 11, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Mar 13, 2026 à 8:00 PM
- Mar 15, 2026 à 3:00 PM
- Mar 17, 2026 à 8:00 PM
Duration
2h30 with intermission
Tariffs
12€ to 94 €
Grumpy old Don Pasquale wants to punish his nephew Ernesto and deprive him of his inheritance. To do this, he decides to marry a young girl. But with the help of the petulant Norina and Doctor Malatesta, it's all a bit too much!
Quiproquos, disguises, sham marriages, fools' games... Donizetti has a field day in his ultimate comedy, deploying a score full of verve and good humor. Alongside Giuliano Carella, a great specialist in this repertoire and a loyal member of our company, director Tim Sheader offers an inventive reinterpretation of this opéra-bouffe. In a sparkling staging inspired by the world of TV series, Don Pasquale is transformed into a great company boss, a victim of the illusions of youthism. With characteristic British humor, Tim Sheader exploits all the work's comic strings, offering a vision as original as it is irresistible.
Show in Italian, surtitled in French and English.
Face to face
Meet Giuliano Carella, musical director, and Tim Sheader, director of this new production.
Tuesday March 10 6pm
Théâtre de l'Artistique
Free
"Come with your parents" for 5 to 10 year olds: While your parents are watching the show, you can discover the Opera by taking part in an original cultural activity for just €5. Session for "Don Pasquale": Sunday 15 March at 3pm, go to the box office for bookings, subject to availability.
© Ann Ray - Photographe de la saison 25/26
New production
Coproduction Opéra Nice Côte d'Azur, Opéra national de Lorraine
Opéra bouffe in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti, to a libretto by Giovanni Ruffini.
Premiere at the Théâtre des Italiens on January 3, 1843.
Musical Direction Giuliano Carella
Stage Direction Tim Sheader
Sets Leslie Travers
Costumes Jean-Jacques Delmotte
Lighting Howard Hudson
Movement Collaboration Steve Elias
Don Pasquale Federico Longhi
Norina Mariam Battistelli
Ernesto Paolo Nevi
Docteur Malatesta Mikhail Timoshenko
Nice Philharmonic Orchestra
Nice Opera Chorus
