Gaetano Donizetti - L'elisir d'amore - Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera" (Lucia Popp & Peter Dvorsky)

The mini-series of uploads from Wallberg's recordings of Donizetti's two great buffo operas continues :)!

Adina and Nemorino surprisingly don't actually have a real "suspended-over-time" love duet (similar to, for example, "Tornami a dir"): their first number together narratively follows Adina as she gently pokes fun of Nemorino's sentimental outpourings; while their second duet, a part of the first Finale, finds both characters a bit angry and confused, so no love duettino there. Only in Adina's aria or, to be more precise, its' cabaletta do we get close to the traditional love scene. But the whole thing works without any obligatory nocturnal duettino.

The first duet is quite unconventional, mainly due to the fact that it skips the central andante and, after the characters' statements, plunges straight into an impassioned but slowly moving stretta. The music is touching throughout: especially charming are the final two sections ("si, si, si/no, no, no" and the succeeding section) leading up to the climatic Cs from both characters.

Lucia Popp and Peter Dvorsky seems to me almost perfect as, respectively, Adina and Nemorino :). Enjoy :)! Your comments will be appreciated.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Donizetti
• coloratura
• belcanto
• tenor
• soprano
• classical

[drdre333]

I agree there is a squeezing of the tone at points, but I've always been attracted to Popp's voice. She was so unique. THanks for the upload!

[Dogaradodia]

Immortal Lucia Popp! Very refreshing!

[amore3346]

♥♥

[XemoeX]

Wow! This is the finest rendition of this duett I've ever listened to.

Both, tenor and soprano are wonderful. It even beats the Luciano Pavarotti/Judith Blegen performance at the MET in 1981, which I considered as the most beautiful of all.

What a divine experience of music!

Thank you for uploading it.

[ahmadti]

from 4:22 to 5:2 Peter Dvorsky you are a Great tenor

[leporello89]

Superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bella voce, Lucia was the best!! Thanks for posting it :)

[sirenadellopera]

Her straight-toning bothers me to no end.