L'elisir d'amore

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premiere 29 October 2009
performances 31 October 2 4 6 November 28 30 June 2 4* 7 9 11* July 2010
Het Muziektheater Amsterdam
starting time 20.00/*13.30
ending time ±22.40/*16.10
there is 1 interval

Nederlands Kamerorkest
Koor van De Nederlandse Opera directed by Martin Wright

With a mix of satire and sentimentality, the authors tell the tale of the naïve peasant Nemorino, who appears to need an love potion to win the affections of the wealthy farm owner Adina. It offers the huckster Dulcamara the perfect chance to unload a case of cheap Bordeaux. Donizetti sketches a nuanced picture of nineteenth-century village life through a nearly endless sequence of musical show-stoppers. The fact that the amorous adventures would have been resolved just as well without the magic elixir is a moot point: the quack uses the happy couple as a real-life testimonial to his wonder product.

musical direction
Daniele Callegari Oct/Nov 2009
Riccardo Frizza June/July 2010
direction
Guy Joosten
sets
Johannes Leiacker
costumes
Jorge Jara
lighting
Davy Cunningham
choreography
Andrew George

Adina
Valentina Farcas
Nemorino
Dmitry Korchak
Belcore
Tommi Hakala
Il dottor Dulcamara
Lucio Gallo Oct/Nov 2009
Renato Girolami June/July 2010
Giannetta
Renate Arends

Category:

Music

Tags:

• opera
• L'elisir
• d'amore
• Gaetano
• Donizetti
• belcanto
• Guy
• Joosten
• Lucio
• Gallo