Der Liebestrank by Donizetti, Mi. 26 Jan. 2022, Ab (2021/2022), Unter der Regie von Vyacheslav Starodubtsev, Dirigat Dmitri Jurowski, Karen Durgaryan, NOVAT, Nowosibirsk, Russland

This is a simple story of an ingenious guy Nemorino, who believes in the magic power of the love potion, which turns out to be ... plain wine. How will the love story of Nemorino and Adina end? The sparkling plot of a subtle love story is filled with lots of lively tunes, have been keeping the audience’s attention for 185 years, and the brilliant arias like “Una furtiva lagrima” are forever in the list of golden opera classics. “L’elisir d’amore” will be presented at the NOVAT stage by the chief director of the theatre Vyacheslav Starodubtsev: “In the past people believed that the real feelings like love, hope, trust can turn a usual water into magic potion, and nowadays, in a society of endless consumption people need a whole different remedies”.