Donizetti's great comedy Don Pasquale was first performed in Paris #OTD in 1843.

Here's part of Act III - Com'è gentil, followed by Tornami a dir se m'ami - from the Met in 1979, with Beverly Sills and Alfredo Kraus:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS-Hs5xeBkg

@classicalmusic #Donizetti #DonPasquale #Kraus #Sills