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GAETANO DONIZETTI
THE ELIXIR OF LOVE
L'ELISIR D'AMORE
Friday, 03 February 2023, Hour 18:30
Main Hall

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Conductor: Vladimir Lungu
Artistic Direction: Matteo Mazzoni (guest)
Assistance artistic direction: Alina Simona Nistor
Chorus conductor: Corneliu Felecan


Adina: Diana Țugui
Nemorino: Eusebiu Huțan
Belcore: Florin Estefan
Dr. Dulcamara: Adrian Sâmpetrean (guest)
Giannetta: Oana Maria Trîmbițaș
Public notary: Alin Barna

The Orchestra and the Chorus of the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca

 

 

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Opera in two acts on a libretto by Felice Romani, based on Eugène Scribe’s Le philtre

Already famous to the public of Milano due to his previous work Anna Bolena, Gaetano Donizetti composed L’elisir d’amore with his typical speed and enthusiasm, raising the curtain of a comical dramatic masterpiece, both innocent and profound. The homourous side of the story rests in the general attitude of Nemorino – an irrecoverable lover who is strongly convinced that the potion (in fact, a simple Bordeaux wine) traded by Dulcamara, a charlatan, will bring him the love of the fancy Adina, the one his heart wants with fervor.

The depth of the opera rests, on the other side, in the sacrifice that Nemorino is willing to make in order to obtain the necessary amount of money for buying a second elixir bottle. He is determined to enroll for good. Is this sacrifice the love proof that prevents Adina from marying her ideal candidate – Sergent Belcore.

Although, apparently, the happy end of this love-story can be associated with the miraculous L’elisir d’amore, the critical factor in bringing these two young people together consists in their own maturing process, which has been successful!

The performance has one break and it ends around 9.10 p.m.
Recommended Age: 5+

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