Name: L'elisir d'amore
Start: 2006-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2006-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opéra Bastille

Organization

Soprano

Heidi Grant Murphy

Adina

Ekaterina Siurina

Tenor

Paul Groves

Nemorino

Tomislav Mužek

Baritone

Laurent Naouri

Belcore

Mariusz Kwiecien

Bass

Ambrogio Maestri

Doctor Dulcamara

Ruggero Raimondi

Aleksandra Zamojska

Giannetta

Conductor

Edward Gardner

Stage director

Laurent Pelly

Set designer

Chantal Thomas

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Joël Adam

Chorus master

Peter Burian

Dramaturge

Agathe Mélinand

Opéra National de Paris

Orchestra

Paris Opera Orchestra

Italian

L'elisir d'amore -  (The Elixir of Love)

Paris

France

Opéra Bastille

A simple but effective plot (a shy and naive young peasant buys a charlatan a love potion, actually a simple bottle of wine, to conquer the girl he is in love with; the beauty will finally realize that he loves the young man without the help of the elixir), a joyous musical language with bright and particularly inspired melodies (including the famous "Una furtiva lagrima"), made this opera composed in 15 days by Donizetti a true masterpiece.

Transposing the action into Italy in the 1950s, director Laurent Pelly achieves a true gem, finely chiseled and highly poetic.

L'elisir d'amore by G. Donizetti, from Paris Opera, 2006. Directed by Laurent Pelly, conductor Edward Gardner, starring Laurent Naouri, Ambrogio Maestri, Paul Groves, Heidi Grant Murphy and Aleksandra Zamojska. Performed in Italian.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble