Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
8.7
“Vienna State Opera performance of L'elisir d'amore by Donizetti”
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
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Anna Netrebko
Adina
Also in
La traviata
La Bohème
Rolando Villazón
Nemorino
Known for
Joyeux Noel
Cabrini
Gaetano Donizetti
Felice Romani
Michael Heinzl
Karina Fibich
Ildebrando d'Arcangelo
Dulcamara
Also in
Carmen
The Marriage of Figaro
Sandra Marchart
Leo Nucci
Belcore
Also in
Macbeth
Verdi: Nabucco
Inna Los
Giannetta
No other roles listed
Alfred Eschwe
Conductor
No other roles listed
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Also in
Il Trovatore - Verdi
Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas Kaufmann
Otto Schenk Director · Felice Romani Writer
First release May 14, 2005 · Produced in Austria · Production Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Virgin
Production
Virgin Vision
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production · Distribution
Virgin
Production
Wiener Staatsoper
Production
Austria
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Austria · May 14, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
January 1, 2006
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