{"id":3303,"date":"2020-12-30T22:38:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T04:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anngumpperdesign.com\/?page_id=3303"},"modified":"2020-12-30T22:42:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T04:42:04","slug":"staging-don-pasquale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anngumpperdesign.com\/index.php\/staging-don-pasquale\/","title":{"rendered":"Staging Don Pasquale"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3303\" class=\"elementor elementor-3303\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54e16c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54e16c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dcff03\" data-id=\"1dcff03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fc9a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62fc9a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"article-section-header\"><section><div id=\"article-header\"><div class=\"article-header-title\"><h1 class=\"article-headline\">Lyric Opera tweaks \u2018Don Pasquale\u2019 with American touches<\/h1><div class=\"light-grey byline\"><span class=\"mr2 b primary\">Written By:\u00a0<span id=\"noLink\" class=\"ttu\">Christa Lawler<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><time class=\"timestamp\">Jun 11th 2014 &#8211; 8pm.<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><div id=\"article-section-body\"><div id=\"top-social-share\"><div class=\"addthis_inline_share_toolbox\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.duluthnewstribune.com\/3275154-lyric-opera-tweaks-don-pasquale-american-touches\" data-title=\"Lyric Opera tweaks \u2018Don Pasquale\u2019 with American touches | Duluth News Tribune\" data-description=\"The mischief-making doctor is swiping his way toward a case of cellphone finger. The new wife isn't completely dissimilar from a certain famous-for-being-famous E!-rated celeb. And the title character's shelves resemble those of a pharmacological...\"><div id=\"atstbx\" class=\"at-resp-share-element at-style-responsive addthis-smartlayers addthis-animated at4-show\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"at-d23aea77-e4a6-45ba-b75b-7aaad57a3bb0\"><span id=\"at-d23aea77-e4a6-45ba-b75b-7aaad57a3bb0\" class=\"at4-visually-hidden\"><\/span><div class=\"at-share-btn-elements\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"article-header-media\"><div class=\"image\"><div class=\"landscape \"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"topMedia\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duluthnewstribune.com\/incoming\/article1587325.ece\/alternates\/BASE_LANDSCAPE\/Scene%20from%20%E2%80%9CDon%20Pasquale%22\" alt=\"Lyric Opera of the North\u2019s production of \u201cDon Pasquale,\u201d a three-act comic opera, plays at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Lincoln Park Middle School Auditorium. (Photo by Todd Higgins)\" width=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.duluthnewstribune.com\/incoming\/article1587325.ece\/alternates\/BASE_LANDSCAPE\/Scene%20from%20%E2%80%9CDon%20Pasquale%22\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"caption\">Lyric Opera of the North\u2019s production of \u201cDon Pasquale,\u201d a three-act comic opera, plays at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Lincoln Park Middle School Auditorium. (Photo by Todd Higgins)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"piano-inline-container\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"article-body\"><div class=\"main-body\"><div class=\"first-p\">The mischief-making doctor is swiping his way toward a case of cellphone finger.<\/div><div class=\"p402_premium\"><p>The new wife isn\u2019t completely dissimilar from a certain famous-for-being-famous E!-rated celeb.<br \/>And the title character\u2019s shelves resemble those of a pharmacological wholesaler.<br \/><br \/>Lyric Opera of the North is promising all sorts of little touches in its production of Gaetano Donizetti\u2019s \u201cDon Pasquale,\u201d set in the now and performed in English. The three-act comic opera plays at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Lincoln Park Middle School Auditorium.<br \/><br \/>The comedy is the story of Pasquale, longtime bachelor who has decided to take a wife, so he can claim an inheritance over his nephew, Ernesto. Meanwhile, his buddy Dr. Malatesta is pulling some shady shenanigans behind the scenes that involve Ernesto\u2019s true love, Norina.<br \/><br \/>Here are some fun facts about LOON\u2019s take on Donizetti\u2019s most popular opera:<br \/><br \/>1. Lyric Opera of the North lost its Ernesto late in the game, but was able to replace him with tenor Gennard Lombardozzi. The good news: Lombardozzi has sung the role of Don Pasquale\u2019s nephew in the past. The twist on the good news for this sung-in-English production: He has performed it only in Italian, according to company co-director Sarah Lawrence. \u201cWe\u2019re accommodating him in a surprise way,\u201d Lawrence said. Lombardozzi has recently been Edgardo in \u201cLucia di Lammermoor\u201d with Taconic Opera, Camille in \u201cThe Merry Widow\u201d with Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Rodolfo in \u201cLa Boheme\u201d with the New York Grand Opera and had the title role in \u201cLa Clemenza di Tito\u201d with Occasional Opera Company.<br \/><br \/>2. \u201cDon Pasquale\u201d is considered part of the opera bouffe genre &#8211; comic operas with buffoon-ish main character, a subset that includes operas like \u201cThe Barber of Seville\u201d and \u201cFalstaff.\u201d This particular opera marked the end of this style\u2019s popularity, Lawrence said.<br \/><br \/>3. LOON\u2019s titular character is sung by Rod Nelman, who has been on the roster at the Metropolitan Opera since 2009. Lawrence described his Don Pasquale as \u201cso darn loveable.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s so charming that everyone is going to be cheering for him,\u201d she said.<br \/><br \/>4. In some ways, the role of Norina bears a likeness to the newly minted Mrs. West. But just in fashion sense, Lawrence said.<br \/><br \/>5. This production is directed by Robert Neu, who directed Skylark Opera\u2019s production in 2009 with two performers singing the same roles they did five years ago: Nelman and Jeffrey Madison, who is Malatesta. The performance, which was part of an annual summer festival, earned raves from the Minneapolis Star Tribune.<br \/><br \/>\u201c\u2018Don Pasquale\u2019 came close to being a perfect opera production,\u201d according to a reviewer. \u201cDirector Robert Neu handled the classic farce with assured aplomb.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lyric Opera tweaks \u2018Don Pasquale\u2019 with American touches Written By:\u00a0Christa Lawler\u00a0|\u00a0Jun 11th 2014 &#8211; 8pm. \u00a0Lyric Opera of the North\u2019s production of \u201cDon Pasquale,\u201d a three-act comic opera, plays at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Lincoln Park Middle School Auditorium. 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