Shy Nemorino has no chance with popular Adina. Especially now that dashing officer Belcore arrived in town! Things change however when Doctor Dulcamara, with his magic potions, brings the village under his spell. In the end they all raise a toast to love, friendship and laughter, in Gaetano Donizetti’s effervescent comedy, bathed in the Mediterranean sun. And everyone is bound to recognize the sweet and melancholy melody of Nemorino’s aria, made famous by Luciano Pavarotti.

L’Elisir d’Amore is sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage.

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About the Music...

“Donizetti, when asked which of his own operas he thought the best, spontaneously replied, 'How can I say which? A father always has a preference for a crippled child, and I have so many.’”

From Mozart to Mario: Reminiscences of Half a Century, Louis Engel

Excerpts of the music: Aria: “Quanto è bella”

Duet: “Va mortale fortunato”

Aria: “Prendi, per me sei libero”

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