Mario Cassi

Movies

Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Dottor Malatesta
Determined to wed, a foolhardy old man is tricked by his friends into a sham wedding with an impish widow who turns into a harpy -- which subsequently cures his desire to marry in composer Gaetano Donizetti's famous opera buffa. Baritone Alessandro Corbelli plays the title character in this lush 2002 production also starring soprano Eva Mei and tenor Antonino Siragusa, with maestro GĂ©rard Korsten leading the Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Lirico.