The Elixir of Love by Donizetti, Sat 25 Aibr 2020, Ó (2020/2020), Faoi stiúir Stephan Prattes, Seoltóir Johannes Pell, Oper Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

Wine, women and "Una furtiva lagrima": that's all it takes for an opera hit. The poor (but sexy) sucker Nemorino has a crush on the rich and beautiful Adina, but she doesn't even look at him. Thank God the quack Dulcamara comes to the village and has a love potion with him. Nemorino must have him, whatever the cost. And it works: the two become a couple. Whether that is due to the love potion remains to be seen. Sometimes it's just that one brilliant idea that makes all the difference. The incredibly prolific Gaetano Donizetti wrote The Love Potion in a record two weeks as an occasional work for Milan. With "Una furtiva lagrima" he succeeded in producing one of the most p