Release Date

17 Jan, 1979

Runtime

02:13: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met as Norina, the smart young widow at the center of Donizetti’s comedy. The sensational Alfredo Kraus sings her beloved Ernesto. Håkan Hagegård, in his Met debut role and season, is Dr. Malatesta, the man who helps the young couple trick the crusty old bachelor of the title (Gabriel Bacquier at his comical best) into a fake marriage. This being a Donizetti comedy, it all turns out perfectly well at the end—and getting there is pure operatic fun.

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Actors

Gabriel Bacquier

Beverly Sills

Alfredo Kraus

Håkan Hagegård

Nico Castel

MET Orchestra

Crew

Gaetano Donizetti

Giovanni Ruffini

John Dexter

Kirk Browning

Desmond Heeley

Desmond Heeley

Gil Wechsler

Nicola Rescigno

James Levine

Nina Lawson

Victor Callegari

Christina Calamari

Michael Bronson

Christopher Sarson