Don Pasquale
November 12. 2026 - November 27. 2026
Upcoming Dates
November 12. 2026 - November 27. 2026
Can young love triumph over old money? Don Pasquale
Immerse yourself in the rococo grandeur of 19th-century Rome in this fizzy comedy of errors, returning to the Lyric Opera of Chicago stage for the first time in more than a decade with a vivid, period production directed by Mariame Clément.
Donizetti’s lively score animates the story of the aging bachelor Don Pasquale, whose disowned nephew enlists his wry fiancée and the Don’s long-suffering doctor to orchestrate a complex series of dupes and double-crosses in a bid to reclaim his uncle’s inheritance — all in the name of true love.
Lyric Music Director Enrique Mazzola conducts this good-natured touchstone of the comic opera repertoire.
- Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles
- Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes, including 1 intermission
- Location: Lyric Opera House
- Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Artists
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Misha Kiria *
Don Pasquale
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Ying Fang
Norina
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Alberto Robert *
Ernesto
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Ian Rucker **
Dr. Malatesta
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Enrique Mazzola
Conductor
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Mariame Clément *
Director
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Bernd Purkrabek *
Lighting Designer
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Michael Black
Chorus Director
Julia Hansen*
Set & Costume Designer
* Lyric debut
** Ryan Opera Center alumnus
Sponsors
Lyric’s presentation of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale is generously made possible by Josef & Margot Lakonishok and ITW.
Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice* & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, Mary Stowell, and the Zell Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle.
*deceased
Credits
Don Pasquale is a Glyndebourne production.
Photos: Liz Lauren/Lyric Opera of Chicago, Clive Barda/Glyndebourne Productions Ltd