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Soprano

Valentina Naforniță

Adina

Tenor

Paolo Fanale

Nemorino

Baritone

Giorgio Caoduro

Belcore

Bass

Adrian Sâmpetrean

Doctor Dulcamara

Laurène Paternò

Giannetta

Conductor

Corrado Rovaris

Stage director

Adriano Sinivia

Set designer

Cristian Taraborrelli

Costume designer

Enzo Iorio

Lighting designer

Fabrice Kebour

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Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

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

Lausanne

Switzerland

L'elisir d'amore Donizetti

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The Elixir of Love

Approved

A whole opera to succeed in saying ‘I love you!’

When he directs the pastoral world of the proud Adina and the tender Nemorino, Donizetti touches a sensitive spot in the spectator. Nevertheless, he gives the story a fine sense of humour. After all, what is more moving but also more comic than the fragile space between a man and a woman linked by a love potion? In the hands of this master of all genres, ranging from great tragedies to entertainment, the comic opera can appear sentimental. Donizetti’s biggest popular success allies lightness and depth, and keeps the spectator’s heart in a state of permanent palpitation. Should we rely on titillation from a distance or the sincerity of devotion? And what if the latter was uncoupled by the effect of a deceptive potion? Finally, we watch the triumph of perseverance and honesty, even if the ‘furtive tear’ appearing in Adina’s sceptical eye takes a few attempts to transform into a torrent. A smooth dramaturgy of the most mysterious of human feelings, this work has not left the repertoire since its triumphant creation and among audiences it has caused great excitement for centuries. Donizetti’s masterpiece can be used like a musical elixir – to be consumed without moderation.

English

The Elixir of Love by Donizetti, From (2020/2020), Directed by Adriano Sinivia,, Conductor Corrado Rovaris, Opéra de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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