POP Up Opera returns to Lyde Court on Friday, April 26, with Donizetti’s Don Pasquale.

This comic opera is the story of a young man, Ernesto, in love with the beautiful but penniless Norina.

Ernesto’s uncle, Don Pasquale, a wealthy land owner, opposes the match and chooses a more suitable girl for Ernesto to marry, but Ernesto refuses and the Don decides he will cut Ernesto out of his will and marry himself to produce a more suitable heir.

Duped into marrying the apparently subservient and demure Sofronia (in reality Norina in disguise), the Don is dismayed to discover he’s married a shrew who turns his life upside down.

His relief on learning of the deception is so great that he agrees to the marriage of Norina and Ernesto.

To book, call Lyde Court on 01432 357753 or visit lydecourt.com.