"Don Pasquale" by Donizetti returns to La Scala after 6 years.

David Livermore’s show translates Donizetti’s bitter comedy into the melancholic atmospheres of Cinecittà during the black and white years.

The numerous references to Italian cinema history do not detract from the immediacy and liveliness of the narrative, which unfolds behind the scenes in a scale of grays, now dark, now pearly, designed by Livermore with Giò Forma and animated by the contrasting colors of Gianluca Falaschi’s costumes. Memorable is Norina’s fantastical flight over the Roman landscape aboard a Giulietta. The direction sees Evelino Pidò on the podium, while the protagonists are Ambrogio Maestri, Andrea Carroll, Lawrence Brownlee, and Mattia Olivieri.

First seen during The Premiere at Teatro alla Scala in 2018, it returns to the stage at La Scala for six performances from May 11th to June 4th, 202

Opera buffa in three acts

Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini

Revision based on autograph score by Piero Rattalino

Editions Casa Ricordi, Milan

Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus

Teatro alla Scala Production

Staging: Davide Livermore

Sets: Davide Livermore and Giò Forma

Costumes: Gianluca Falaschi

Video: D-WOK