Which other Donizetti operas are often performed along with Don Pasquale?

While Don Pasquale is a celebrated masterpiece of the opera buffa genre, it is frequently performed alongside other major works by Gaetano Donizetti that have remained staples of the operatic repertoire.

Following a mid-20th-century revival of interest in the composer's works, the operas most commonly associated with Don Pasquale in modern performance schedules include:

• Lucia di Lammermoor (1835): Donizetti’s tragic masterpiece, which is widely considered one of his most significant contributions to the stage.12
• L’elisir d’amore (1832): A charming and popular sentimental comedy that, like Don Pasquale, highlights the composer's skill in the comic genre.12
• La fille du régiment (1840): An opéra comique that gained enduring popularity through the performances of many legendary 19th-century sopranos.12

These works are frequently cited as the core of Donizetti's legacy that has successfully avoided falling into oblivion.1