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The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love

2018 · 2h 22m · Romance · Comedy · Music

Polenzani and Yende Make the Met’s L’elisir d’amore Revival Something to Remember

IMDb

8.0

Donizetti’s bubbly romantic comedy about a spunky landowner, a hapless peasant, and the dubious love potion that may or may not bring them together never fails to delight audiences. In this performance from the Met’s Live in HD series, South African soprano Pretty Yende stars as Adina, imbuing her character with lovable warmth while tossing off effortless coloratura passages from beginning to end. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Nemorino, Adina’s love-struck admirer, who pours out his heart in the moving aria “Una furtiva lagrima.” The cast also includes baritone Davide Luciano as the swaggering Sergeant Belcore and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as the wily Dr. Dulcamara, and Domingo Hindoyan conducts Bartlett’s Sher’s charming and colorful production.

Pretty Yende

Adina

Matthew Polenzani

Nemorino

Davide Luciano

Belcore

Ildebrando d'Arcangelo

Dulcamara

Ashley Emerson

Giannetta

Domingo Hindoyan

Self - Conductor

Susanna Phillips

Self - Host

Lidia Bastianich

Self - Guest appearance (cook)

MET Orchestra

• Bartlett SherDirector
• Matthew DiamondDirector
• Felice RomaniWriter
• Louisa BriccettiProducer
• Victoria WarivonchikProducer
• Peter GelbExecutive Producer
• Gaetano DonizettiOriginal Music Composer

L’Elisir d’Amore at the Metropolitan Opera

Release date

July 7, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 22m

Rated

전체관람가

Genres

Romance, Comedy, Music