Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

Vienna State Opera performance of L'elisir d'amore by Donizetti

May 14, 2005130 min8.5IT
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Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore is one of the staples of the comic opera repertory. The plot hinges on whether earnest but dim-witted Nemorino will snag Adina, the flirtatious heroine. She's a tease who takes up with Belcore, an army sergeant, to make Nemorino jealous. After numerous (and humorous) plot twists that include a phony love potion, it all ends happily. Adina and Nemorino declare their love for each other, Belcore is dumped, and the fraudulent Dulcamara does a landslide business in love potions. It's all a fast-moving bundle of fun, especially with the star-filled cast of this 2005 Vienna State Opera performance.

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Cast

Anna Netrebko
Anna NetrebkoAdina
Rolando Villazón
Rolando VillazónNemorino
Ildebrando d'Arcangelo
Ildebrando d'ArcangeloDulcamara
Leo Nucci
Leo NucciBelcore
Inna Los
Inna LosGiannetta
Alfred Eschwe
Alfred EschweConductor
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper