Here is where you will find our Don Pasquale Lesson Plans!

Each Plan provides a direct connection to City Opera's production of Don Pasquale, and because these plans are extremely versatile, they can be experienced in a variety of ways. Hopefully, these plans will inspire your own creative methods to study the opera.

Within selected Lesson Plans we have attached documents to enhance your classroom experience. To begin your exploration into Don Pasquale, click on any of the following titles.

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DISCOVERING THE ELEMENT OF COLOR IN GAETANO DONIZETTI’S DON PASQUALE
A Comparison of Tone Color and Art Color
By Paul LaConti, Music Teacher/Special Programs Director, Yonkers Public Schools

1846: PORTRAIT OF AMERICA IN THE TIME OF DON PASQUALE
An Historic Look at American Life During the 1840’s
By Dr. Joseph Piro, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Long Island University

CREATING A COSTUME BOOK FOR THE OPERA DON PASQUALE
By Patricia Moriarty, Scotland Elementary, Ridgefield CT

THE UPS AND DOWNS OF DON PASQUALE
Mapping the Emotional Journey of Characters in Don Pasquale
By Catherine Mahon, Cedar Place Elementary, Yonkers, NY

THE ROLE OF THE OPERA ORCHESTRA IN DON PASQUALE
By Nora Krohn, Brown University

DEVELOPING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS
Helping Students Develop Characters in Their Writing
By Anna Giudice, Assistant Principal PS 58Q, Queens