Don Pasquale (Blu-ray)

Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this exhilarating production of Donizetti's comedy of domestic drama across two generations. Don Pasquale is the witty story of a middle-aged man whose supposed young wife runs rings around him - with her own ulterior romantic purpose in mind - and has long delighted and surprised audiences, not least as presented with the sparkle of it's music and the virtuoso skill of it's performers. Damiano Michieletto's production shows how contemporary the characters still are and how immediate and touching the story remains.