Theatre Royal, Glasgow: Director Renaud Doucet and designer Andre Barbe update their Don Pasquale to Italy in 1963, where the old curmudgeon is keeping a run-down pensione with his nephew Ernesto. Playing on Donizetti's theme of generational differences, they illustrate their new backstory with a photostory projected onto the curtain during the overture. Read the full review
SOURCE: The Stage at 06:18AM on January 27, 2014