Name: L'elisir d'amore
Start: 2024-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: London Coliseum

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English National Opera

Conductor

Teresa Riveiro Böhm

Stage director

Harry Fehr

Set designer

Nicky Shaw

Costume designer

Zahra Mansouri

Lighting designer

Mark Jonathan

Translator

Amanda Holden

Tenor

Nkululeko Masuku

Nemorino

Soprano

Rhian Lois

Adina

Ava Dodd

Baritone

Nmon Ford

Belcore

Bass

Brandon Cedel

Doctor Dulcamara

Segomotso Shupinyaneng

Giannetta

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

London

United Kingdom

London Coliseum

L'elisir d'amore Donizetti

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The Elixir of Love

Sharan Allad

Approved

World War II is at its height in this inventive new staging of Donizetti’s opera buffa, or romantic comedy, The Elixir of Love.

Framed as a TV sitcom episode, this warm-hearted story of unrequited love unfolds with the arrival of a love potion salesman on a beautiful English country house estate staffed by Land Girls and locals.

The story of The Elixir of Love
Adina, the lady of the manor, has long suppressed her feelings for Nemorino, who is working on the estate. She’s indifferent to his advances so he seeks the help of Dulcamara, a travelling salesman with a sharp suit and nice line in miracle cures. Nemorino discovers the power of playing it cool after drinking a love potion and becomes flavour of the month amongst the land girls and farmhands. But can he persuade Adina away from the charming Belcore?

The score of The Elixir of Love
This is one of the finest examples of all bel canto operas. Bel canto is a style of opera where the primary focus of the music is on the beautiful vocal lines. ‘Una furtiva lagrima’ (‘I saw the tear’), sung by Nemorino in Act 2, is perhaps the most famous aria in all bel canto operas. This creates some truly moving moments to set alongside the warmth and humour of the production.

The singers and creators of The Elixir of Love
This production of Donizetti’s opera will spotlight talented singers making their ENO debut alongside some firm favourites. We welcome director Harry Fehr and Austrian-Spanish conductor Teresa Riveiro Böhm to the ENO for the first time. Meanwhile, our familiar faces include ENO Harewood artist Innocent Masuku taking the part of Nemorino, and acclaimed soprano and former Harewood artist Rhian Lois who sings Adina.

The Elixir of Love by Donizetti, Wed 20 Nov 2024, From (2024/2024), Directed by Harry Fehr,, Conductor Teresa Riveiro Böhm, London Coliseum, London, United Kingdom

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