The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love
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Polenzani and Yende Make the Met’s L’elisir d’amore Revival Something to Remember
Released July 07, 2018
Overview
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.
Cast
Crew
Gaetano Donizetti
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Original Music Composer
Felice Romani
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Writer
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Eugène Scribe
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Original Story
Bartlett Sher
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Director
Matthew Diamond
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Director
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Domingo Hindoyan
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Conductor
Mia Bongiovanni
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Supervising Producer
Elena Park
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Supervising Producer
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Louisa Briccetti
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Producer
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Victoria Warivonchik
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Producer
Peter Gelb
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Executive Producer
Bartlett Sher
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Production Design