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My Favourite Opera - Don Pasquale / Barbara Hendricks

Donizetti / Hendricks / Ferro / Canonici
Release Date: 01/29/2013 
Label:  Euroarts   Catalog #: 2001818  
Composer:  Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Luca Canonici,  Gabriel Bacquier,  Barbara Hendricks,  Gino Quilico
Conductor:  Gabriele Ferro
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestre De L'opera De Lyon
Number of Discs: 1 
Length: 0 Hours 55 Mins. 

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This special Documentary ‘My Favourite Opera – Barbara Hendricks’ intertwines three related strands: firstly the distinguished soprano Barbara Hendricks discusses her international career as a singer; secondly we follow the preparation for the 1990 production of Donizetti’s comic opera Don Pasquale, in a delightful production which stars Barbara Hendricks herself as the heroine Norina, the great French baritone Gabriel Bacquier in the title role of Don Pasquale, the Canadian baritone Gino Quilico as the scheming Dr. Malatesta, and the Italian tenor Luca Canonici as Norina’s lover Ernesto; and thirdly the film portrays with superb photography the idyllic setting of Aix-en- Provence Festival in the South of France, where this production takes Read more place. Produced by Hans-Peter Birke-Malzer & Bernd Hellthaler.

MY FAVOURITE OPERA – Barbara Hendricks
Donizetti: Don Pasquale

Norina - Barbara Hendricks
Don Pasquale - Gabriel Bacquier
Dr. Malatesta - Gino Quilico
Ernesto - Luca Canonici

Chœurs du Festival Aix-en-Provence
Sinfonietta de Varsovie
Gabriele Ferro, conductor

Recorded during Aix-en-Provence Festival, 1990

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Languages: English, German, French, Italian
Running time: 55 mins
No. of DVDs: 1
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Works on This Recording

1. Don Pasquale: Excerpt(s) by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Luca Canonici (Tenor), Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone), Barbara Hendricks (Soprano),
Gino Quilico (Baritone)
Conductor:  Gabriele Ferro
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestre De L'opera De Lyon
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1843; Italy 

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 Hendricks and Bacquier rehearse “Don Pasquale” March 29, 2013 By Sour Persimmons See All My Reviews "This hour-long documentary features an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal process for “Don Pasquale” at the Aix-en-Provence festival in 1990, focusing on the contribution of the production’s leading soprano, Barbara Hendricks. Ms. Hendricks provides many comments about her life and studies, in addition to her thoughts on rehearsing/performing and on the role of Norina in “Pasquale” in particular. Extensive rehearsal footage is included, with three complete scenes from a live performance at the end of the film. In addition to Hendricks, the other primary interest here is the superb Gabriel Bacquier as Pasquale. The picture is rather grainy, and close-ups are often too close, but it’s a pleasant production that transports the viewer back in time to what must have been a wonderful summer for Hendricks and the production team." Report Abuse
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