Organization

Admin

Bayerische Staatsoper

Direction d'orchestre

Direction d'orchestre (+1)

Michele Spotti

Mise en scène

Mise en scène (+1)

David Bösch

Décors

Décors (+2)

Patrick Bannwart

Costumes

Décors (+4)

Falko Herold

Lumières

Lumières (+3)

Michael Bauer

Dramaturge

Rainer Karlitschek

Direction de choeur

Direction de choeur (+1)

Franz Obermair

Soprano

Mané Galoyan

Adina

Ténor

Liparit Avetisyan

Nemorino

Baryton (+2)

Andrzej Filończyk

Le Sergent Belcore

Baryton (+4)

Ambrogio Maestri

Le Docteur Dulcamara

Orchestra

Orchestre de la Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus

Choeur de la Bayerische Staatsoper

Soprano (+2)

Seonwoo Lee

Giannetta

Eirin Rognerud

Variety is a scarce commodity in the glum little village depicted by Gaetano Donizetti and his librettist Felice Romani – the only prospects beyond the stifling confines of this backwater seem to be the illusion of a hero’s life as a soldier, even if it might lead to an untimely death.

But what wonders a little bottle of Bordeaux can work! Shrinking violet Nemorino really turns up the volume courting Adina after just a couple of sips of the love elixir he purchased from miracle doctor, Dulcamara. And the potion promptly takes effect. Nemorino turns into a daredevil, preferring to die in battle rather than see his beloved Adina fall into the hands of strapping Sergeant Belcore. The ambitious Adina cannot resist the charms of the bold Nemorino – and even Dulcamara is flabbergasted at the energy and transformation released by his deception: this woebegone world of dolorous yearning is suddenly filled with color and fantasy.

And the listeners are left with the hope that this music might be able to transform them, too.

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