Don Pasquale Composer Gaetano Donizetti Librettists Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2016-2017 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Giuseppe Finzi Director Laurent Pelly Associate Director Daniel Dooner Set Designer(s) Chantal Thomas Costume Designer(s) Laurent Pelly Lighting Designer Duane Schuler Chorus Director Ian Robertson Assistant Conductor Dennis Doubin Musical Preparation Maureen Zoltek Bryndon Hassman Ronny Michael Greenberg John Churchwell Fabrizio Corona Supertitles Jerry Sherk Francesca Zambello Assistant Director(s) E. Reed Fisher Stage Manager(s) Lisa-Marie Shuster Assistant Stage Manager(s) Jayme O’Hara Jodi Gage Jimmy Marcheso Costume Supervisor Jai Alltizer Head of Wig and Makeup Jeanna Parham Cast Don Pasquale Maurizio Muraro Dr. Malatesta Lucas Meachem(9/28, 10/02, 10/12, 10/15) Edward Nelson(10/04, 10/07) Ernesto Lawrence Brownlee Norina Heidi Stober Notary Bojan Knežević Show Dates Thu, Sep 29 2016, 7:30pm Sun, Oct 2 2016, 2pm Tue, Oct 4 2016, 7:30pm Fri, Oct 7 2016, 7:30pm Wed, Oct 12 2016, 7:30pm Sat, Oct 15 2016, 7:30pm Broadcast Sun, May 7 2017, 8am 5/7/2017 delayed broadcast, KDFC. Scenes Act I, Scene 1: A room in Don Pasquale's house Act I, Scene 2: Norina's house Act II: Pasquale's house Intermission Act III, Scene 1: Pasquale's redecorated house Act III, Scene 2: Pasquale's garden Media Image Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lawrence Brownlee as Ernesto in Donizetti' "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Donizetti's Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Heidi Stober (Norina), Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Heidi Stober as Norina and Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Heidi Stober (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Heidi Stober as Norina in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lawrence Brownlee as Ernesto in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Heidi Stober (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Heidi Stober as Norina in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Heidi Stober (Norina), Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Heidi Stober as Norina and Lawrence Brownlee as Ernesto in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lawrence Brownlee as Ernesto in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Heidi Stober (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lucas Meachem as Dr. Malatesta and Heidi Stober as Norina in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Heidi Stober (Norina), Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Heidi Stober (Norina), Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto) and Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale) in a scene from Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Chorus, Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. San Francisco Opera Chorus in a scene from Act III of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lucas Meachem as Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lucas Meachem as Dr. Malatesta and Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Heidi Stober (Norina), Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Scene from Act II of Donizetti's"Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta) , Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Maurizio Muraro as Don Pasquale and Lucas Meachem as Dr. Malatesta in a scene from Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Sponsors This production is made possible, in part, by Leslie and George Hume. Maestro Finzi's appearance is made possible by the Conductors Fund, established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Mr. Brownlee's and Ms. Stober's appearances are made possible by the Emerging Stars Fund, established by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Legacy Commission Sung in Italian with English supertitles Notes 5/7/2017 delayed broadcast, KDFC. San Francisco Opera co-production with Santa Fe Opera and Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona. SUPERNUMERARIES: Paul Romito, Vince Tyan, Mimi Timberlake.
Image Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lawrence Brownlee as Ernesto in Donizetti' "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Donizetti's Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Heidi Stober (Norina), Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Heidi Stober as Norina and Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Heidi Stober (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Heidi Stober as Norina in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lawrence Brownlee as Ernesto in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Heidi Stober (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Heidi Stober as Norina in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Heidi Stober (Norina), Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Heidi Stober as Norina and Lawrence Brownlee as Ernesto in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lawrence Brownlee as Ernesto in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Heidi Stober (Norina), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lucas Meachem as Dr. Malatesta and Heidi Stober as Norina in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Heidi Stober (Norina), Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Heidi Stober (Norina), Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto) and Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale) in a scene from Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Chorus, Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. San Francisco Opera Chorus in a scene from Act III of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lucas Meachem as Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Lucas Meachem as Dr. Malatesta and Maurizio Muraro in the title role of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta), Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Heidi Stober (Norina), Lawrence Brownlee (Ernesto), Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Scene from Act II of Donizetti's"Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Maurizio Muraro (Don Pasquale), Lucas Meachem (Dr. Malatesta) , Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti. San Francisco Opera, 2016-17. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Maurizio Muraro as Don Pasquale and Lucas Meachem as Dr. Malatesta in a scene from Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera