The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love

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The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love (2018)

Directed by Bartlett Sher, Matthew Diamond

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

Romance, Comedy, Music · 2h 22m

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.

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Cast

Pretty Yende Adina Matthew Polenzani Nemorino Davide Luciano Belcore Ildebrando d'Arcangelo Dulcamara
A
Ashley Emerson Giannetta
D
Domingo Hindoyan Self - Conductor Susanna Phillips Self - Host Lidia Bastianich Self - Guest appearance (cook) MET Orchestra

Crew

Director
Bartlett Sher, Matthew Diamond
Writer
Felice Romani
Original Music Composer
Gaetano Donizetti
Producer
Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik

Details

Original title
Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore
Release date
2018-07-07
Runtime
2h 22m
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Music
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
United States of America
Production
The Metropolitan Opera