Opera Nationala Bucuresti

Don Pasquale

The first staging of “Don Pasquale” in Bucharest took place in 1910 (before the foundation of the National Opera House in Bucharest as an institution, in 1921).
The second staging, directed by Jean Ranzescu, under the baton of conductor Constantin Bugeanu, took place in the season 1968-1969. The casting included famous artists: Constantin Gabor, Eduard Tumageanian, Lucian Marinescu, Valentin Teodorian, Elena Simionescu, a.s.o.
This staging was resumed during the 80’s and was performed until the 90’s.

Synopsis

Act I
Scene I
The scene takes place in Don Pasquale’s house. He confesses to his friend, Doctor Malatesta, about his intention to get married, so that his nephew, Ernesto, who wishes to marry the young and poor widow Norina, will not inherit him any more. The Doctor pretends to agree with Don Pasquale’s plan. He soon reverts with the proposal that Don Pasquale marry his presumable sister, Sofronia, whom he describes as an obedient, naïve girl, brought up in a convent. Don Pasquale is delighted with this proposal and is looking forward to meet her. He announces Ernesto about his near marriage, mentioning to the latter’s surprise that the Doctor agrees with his plan, as his intended wife is the Doctor’s sister. Don Pasquale also calls Ernesto’s attention upon the fact that, under the circumstances, he will have to leave the house, because it would be too small after he gets married. Ernesto feels betrayed by the Doctor, whom he has considered a friend and a supporter of his ideas, but whose present attitude he cannot understand. Grieved, thinking that he cannot marry Norina any more, he writes to her a farewell letter.

Scene II
The scene takes place in Norina’s room. She is reading Ernesto’s letter. Doctor Malatesta comes in, and she reads the letter to him. They plot to organize a fictitious marriage with Don Pasquale, in which Norina is going to play the role of Sofronia.

Act II
Ernesto laments over his grief and withdraws as soon as his uncle comes in. The latter prepares to meet his wife to be. Norina shows up, her face covered with a veil, accompanied by Malatesta. Her shy demeanor fills Don Pasquale with joy. The ceremony takes place before a so-called notary, who reads the marriage contract. Meanwhile Ernesto comes in, and the Doctor explains the situation to him, asking him not to interfere and ruin their plan. As soon as the contract is signed, Norina, whom Don Pasquale has donated half of his fortune, radically changes her attitude, becoming severe and caviling at him, to the latter’s disappointment and despair.

Act III
Scene I
Don Pasquale’s domestic life has become infernal. Norina is wicked, mercilessly wasting her husband’s money. When he tries to reprimand her, she slaps him in the face. Norina purposefully pretends to lose a note, making Don Pasquale find out that she intends to meet her lover in the garden, at night. Don Pasquale calls Malatesta, and the two of them decide to catch the two lovers in the act.

Scene II
The scene takes place in Don Pasquale’s garden. Ernesto meets Norina. Her husband, who is spying with Malatesta, catches them, but fails to find out who the running “lover” is. Deceived, the old man feels defeated. The Doctor suggests Don Pasquale to agree with Ernesto’s marriage to Norina, which would upset his newly wed. When Don Pasquale agrees, they reveal the practical joke to him. Fed up with his married life and realizing that a marriage with a much younger wife is absurd, he gladly accepts this proposal and blesses the two lovers.

Upcoming performances

TURANDOT
09.10.10 (18:30)
de Giacomo Puccini
(deschiderea stagiunii)
Turandot: va fi anuntat, Altoum: FLORIN DIACONESCU, Timur: Horia Sandu, Calàf: DANIEL MAGDAL, Liù: Crina Zancu, Ping: Florin Simionca, Pang: LIVIU INDRICĂU (debut), Pong: Hector Lopez (debut), Mandarinul: Ion Dimieru, Dirijor: Tiberiu Soare
MOTANUL INCALTAT
10.10.10 (11:00)
de Cornel Trăilescu
Cotoşman: Cristina Eremia, Domniţa: VALENTINA TUDOSE, Doica: Gabriela Drăguşin, Ionică: Mihai Lazăr, Împăratul: FLORIN DIACONESCU, Marele dregător: Ştefan Schuller, Robul: Vicenţiu Ţăranu, Uriaşul: Mihnea Lamatic, Un curtean: MARIUS BOLOŞ, Slujitor I: Valentin Racoveanu, Slujitor II: LUCIAN CORCHIŞ, Slujitor III: Daniel Filipescu, Slujitor IV: Paul Basacopol, Tâlhar I: Vasile Chişiu, Tâlhar II: RADU PINTILIE, Iepuraşul alb: ANASTASIA JINGA, Dirijor: CORNEL TRĂILESCU
SEARA BALANCHINE
10.10.10 (18:30)
Fuga.Marea Fuga: Adela Craciun, Corina Dumitrescu, Bianca Fota, Monica Petrica, Laura Blica Toader,
Adina Tudor, Bogdan Canila, Virgil Ciocoiu, Alin Gheorghiu, Ovidiu Matei Iancu, Vlad Toader, Gigel Ungureanu
Vals Fantezie: Bianca Fota, Ovidiu Matei Iancu, Mihaela Soare, Cristina Dijmaru, Madalina Stoica, Alina Oprescu
Serenada: Bianca Fota, Mihaela Soare, Adela Craciun, Gigel Ungureanu, Mugur Valsami
AMADEUS
13.10.10 (18:30)
dupa Peter Shaffer si scrisorile lui W.A. Mozart
Spectacol SEOB - foyerul galben
Solisti: Simonida Lutescu, SORANA NEGREA, Vasile Chisiu, MARIUS BOLOS
Salieri: MARIUS BODOCHI
Mozart: RAZVAN OPREA
La pian: Lidia Butnariu
Cvartetul de coarde Resonance
Pregatire muzicala: Ciprian Teodorascu
FRUMOASA din PADUREA ADORMITA
14.10.10 (18:30)
de P.I. Ceaikovski
Aurora: Adina Tudor, Desire: Ovidiu Matei Iancu, Zâna Liliac: Liliana Nica, Pasarea albastra: Vlad Toader, Printesa Florina: Cristina Dijmaru, Carabosse: Monica Petrica, Regele: George Mocanu, Regina: Gabriela Mocanu, Cattalabutte: Razvan Marinescu, 5 zâne: Cristina Dijmaru, Adela Craciun, Mihaela Soare, Magdalena Radulescu, Madalina Stoica, 2 zefiri: Virgil Ciocoiu, Raul Oprea, 4 pietre pretioase: Oana Badanoiu, Adela Craciun, Mihaela Soare, Madalina Stoica, 4 cavaleri: Catalin Caracas, Antonel oprescu, Mugur Valsami, Virgil Ciocoiu, Pisica: Diana Tudor, Motanul: Virgil Ciocoiu, Scufita rosie: Alina Oprescu, Lupul: Catalin Caracas, Dirijor: Ciprian Teodorascu
La TRAGEDIE de CARMEN
14.10.10 (20:00)
dupa Peter Brook, Jean Claude-Carrière si Marius Constant
Coproductie ONB - TNB, cu sprijinul UNITER
Sala Mare TNB
Carmen: FLORENTINA ONICA, Don José: RAZVAN SARARU, Escamillo: Ionut Pascu, Micaela: CRISTINA MARTA SANDU, Lillas Pastia: Florin Lazarescu, Zuniga: Silviu Biris, Garcia: Eduard Adam, Dirijor: Tiberiu Soare
COSI FAN TUTTE
15.10.10 (18:30)
de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fiordiligi: IULIA ISAEV, Dorabella: Maria Jinga, Guglielmo: Daniel Filipescu, Ferrando: LUCIAN CORCHIS, Despina: Dorina Chesei, Don Alfonso: Florin Simionca, Solisti balet: Ruxandra Cioata, Cristina Mitu, Clarisa Cristea, Florin Mihalache, Gabriel Luca, Mircea Ionita, Dirijor: Tiberiu Soare
SAMSON et DALILA
16.10.10 (18:30)
de Camille Saint-Saëns
Spectacol aniversar Ionel Voineag
Samson: DANIEL MAGDAL, Dalila: HERMINE MAY, Marele Preot: Stefan Ignat, Abimeleh: Mihnea Lamatic, Un batrân evreu: POMPEIU HARASTEANU, Solul: LIVIU INDRICAU, Filistean I: LUCIAN CORCHIS, Filistean II: Florin Simionca, Solisti balet: Laura Blica Toader, Alin Gheorghiu; Doua perechi: Monica Balarie, Alina Oprescu, Raul Oprea, Mugur Valsami, Dirijor: Iurie Florea
PETRICA si LUPUL
17.10.10 (11:00)
de Serghei Prokofiev
spectacol SEOB
foyerul galben
Povestitor: MAIA MORGENSTERN, Dirijor: Vlad Conta
GISELLE
17.10.10 (18:30)
de Adolphe Ch. Adam
Giselle: CRISTINA OPINCARU, Albert: Gigel Ungureanu, Hans: Virgil Ciocoiu, Myrtha: Laura Blica Toader, Pas-de-deux prietenii: Madalina stoica, Bogdan Canila, Zulma, Mona: Mihaela Soare, Adela Craciun, Wilfried: Catalin Caracas, Contele: Antonel Oprescu, Bathilda: Rodica Fiastru, Mama: Florica Stanescu, Dirijor: Ciprian Teodorascu
TANGO EMOCION
20.10.10 (18:30)
poveste scenica pasionala de Oana Andra
spectacol SEOB
foyerul galben
Solisti: Oana Andra, ANDRAS CHIRILIUC, La pian: Mihaela Vâlcea
ANNA KARENINA (colaj muzical)
21.10.10 (18:30)
Anna Karenina: Corina Dumitrescu, Alexei Karenina: Mugur Valsami, Alexei Vronski: Alin Gheorghiu, 2 prietene ale Kittyei: Cristina Dijmaru, Mădălina Stoica, 2 ofiţeri: Bogdan Cănilă, Andrei Dolcoş, Dolly Oblonsky: Rodica Fiastru, Stepan Oblonsky: Antonel Oprescu, Tverkaiya: Monica Petrică, Acarul: Mirela Simniceanu, Copilul soţiilor Karenin: Mihnea Sora
La TRAVIATA
22.10.10 (18:30)
de Giuseppe Verdi
Violetta: Irina Iordachescu (debut), Flora: Mihaela Ispan, Annina: Cristina Eremia, Alfredo: Marius Manea, Germont: Eugen Secobeanu, Gaston: Valentin Racoveanu, Baronul: Vasile Chisiu, Marchizul: Daniel Filipescu, Doctorul: Stefan Schuller, Giuseppe, Servitorul: Constantin Negru, Comisionarul: Alin Mânzat, Solisti balet: Antonel Oprescu, Rodica Fiastru, Irinel Manolovici, Ileana Sora, Beatrice Serbanescu, Dirijor: CORNEL TRAILESCU
FAUST
23.10.10 (18:00)
de Charles Gounod
Faust: Teodor Ilincai, Mefisto: Horia Sandu, Valentin: Iordache Basalic, Wagner: Daniel Filipescu, Margareta: Crina Zancu, Siebel: ANTONELA BÂRNAT, Martha: Gabriela Dragusin, Antoniu: Alin Gheorghiu, Cleopatra: Laura Blica Toader, Lais: Mugur Valsami(d.), Frumoasa Elena: Monica Petrica, Inocentul: Andrei Nicolae, Flacaruia: Andra Ionete, Razvan Marinescu, Catalin Caracas, Gabriel Luca, Balerina: Oana Badanoiu, Astarteea: Ileana Sora, Fryneea: Beatrice Serbanescu, Dirijor: Vlad Conta
VISUL UNEI NOPTI DE VARA
24.10.10 (11:00)
de F.M. Bartholdy
spectacol SEOB
foyerul galben