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The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love

"Polenzani and Yende Make the Met’s L’elisir d’amore Revival Something to Remember"

2018-07-07 it 142m
RomanceComedyMusic
Donizetti’s bubbly romantic comedy about a spunky landowner, a hapless peasant, and the dubious love potion that may or may not bring them together never fails to delight audiences. In this performance from the Met’s Live in HD series, South African soprano Pretty Yende stars as Adina, imbuing her character with lovable warmth while tossing off effortless coloratura passages from beginning to end. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Nemorino, Adina’s love-struck admirer, who pours out his heart in the moving aria “Una furtiva lagrima.” The cast also includes baritone Davide Luciano as the swaggering Sergeant Belcore and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as the wily Dr. Dulcamara, and Domingo Hindoyan conducts Bartlett’s Sher’s charming and colorful production.

Original Music Composer

Gaetano Donizetti

Writer

Felice Romani

Original Story

Eugène Scribe

Director

Bartlett Sher

Director

Matthew Diamond

Conductor

Domingo Hindoyan

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • The Metropolitan Opera

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