

January 17, 1979
2h 13m
IT
John Dexter
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.

Gabriel Bacquier
Pasquale da Corneto

Beverly Sills
Norina

Alfredo Kraus
Ernesto



Giovanni Ruffini, Gaetano Donizetti
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Håkan Hagegård
Dr. Malatesta

Nico Castel
Notary

MET Orchestra
Cast
The Metropolitan Opera
US