Rosa Feola Returns to La Scala in a New Production of "Don Pasquale"

Final dress rehearsal of the new production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale at La Scala has just finished today. The production opens on April 3, Tuesday. Rosa Feola sings the part of Norina alongside Ambrogio Maestri as the title role, René Barbera as Ernesto, and Mattia Olivieri as Malatesta. Maestro Riccardo Chailly conducts Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus. For further information and tickets, visit Teatro alla Scala.

The opening performance will be live broadcast on RAI-Radio 3 that also streaming online worldwide beginning at 20.00 local time. (Check countdown below. You may need to change your system time zone to UTC+01:00 for real live streaming on raiplayradio.it.) One can follow the synopsis [en] and libretto [it only] provided by La Scala.

The performance on April 19 will be live broadcast on RAI 5 TV and at the cinema.

As he continues the journey of presenting Italian repertoire in authentic versions, for the performance of Don Pasquale this time, M° Chailly will open all the traditional cuts using the critical edition published by Casa Ricordi being prepared by Piero Rattalino based on the autograph score.

The new production created by Davide Livermore sets the plot in Rome of 1960s with many hints taken from films of that era by Federico Fellini, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli. The set is designed by Livermore and Giò Forma; the costume designer is Gianluca Falaschi; the lighting designer is Nicolas Bovey; and the video projection is designed by D-wok.

Having made her role debut of Norina at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (2013), Rosa has sung the part at National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing (2016) and Teatro Municipale Giuseppe Verdi in Salerno (2017) as well. Her approach of the character has been praised for the "vocal freshness" (L'Ape musicale), "intelligent management of a solid technique" (OperaClick), "[vocal] gracefulness" (Cronache Salerno), and "unparalleled communication" (Corriere del Mezzogiorno). She has also sung Norina's opening aria "Quel guardo il cavaliere" many times in concerts including the New Year's Concert in La Fenice (2017) that was broadcasted by TV RAI 1, TV RAI 5, and ARTE worldwide.

This would be the second opera Rosa sings at La Scala, after her successful house debut as Ninetta in Rossini's La gazza ladra last season.

A short introduction video with interview of M° Chailly provided by La Scala, a news video of Rai News 24 including some rehearsal footage, and some production photos (© Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano) after the jump:

Don Pasquale - Intervista a Riccardo Chailly
Una nuova produzione di Don Pasquale debutta alla Scala! Il 3 aprile l’attesa Prima dell'opera di Donizetti diretta da Riccardo Chailly per la regia di Davide Livermore con un cast straordinario: Ambrogio Maestri, Rosa Feola, René Barbera, Mattia Olivieri. Ascolta l'intervista a Riccardo Chailly! https://goo.gl/BSuPcs A new production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale makes its debut at La Scala! On 3 April the awaited Première conducted by Riccardo Chailly and staged by Davide Livermore, with an outstanding cast: Ambrogio Maestri, Rosa Feola, René Barbera, Mattia Olivieri. Watch the interview with Riccardo Chailly! https://goo.gl/AuRjW1
Posted by Teatro alla Scala on Saturday, March 31, 2018

Don Pasquale - Teatro Alla Scala - Trailer
Domani in scena con la Generale! Nel frattempo aspetto le vostre impressioni su questo piccolo trailer di Rai News 24 :D
Posted by Rosa Feola on Friday, March 30, 2018