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"Don Pasquale," an 1843 comic opera composed by Gaetano Donizetti, unfolds in Rome, following the antics of the wealthy and elderly bachelor, Don Pasquale. Misled by his conniving friend, Dr. Malatesta, Don Pasquale schemes to marry a young woman, Norina, while his nephew, Ernesto, faces disinheritance for loving Norina.