L'Elisir d'Amore

Overview

John Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the beloved superstar Luciano Pavarotti. As the simple, good-hearted Nemorino, he enchanted audiences with his larger-than-life personality as well as his golden voice. Enzo Dara as the quack Dr. Dulcamara provides the elixir of the title that helps Nemorino win the heart of Adina, the girl of his dreams, sung with youthful energy by Kathleen Battle.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 11, 1991

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

United States of America

Production

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast

Enzo Dara,Luciano Pavarotti,Juan Pons,MET Orchestra,James Levine,Korliss Uecker,Kathleen Battle

Director

John Copley,Brian Large

Writer

Felice Romani,Eugène Scribe

Producer

Peter Gelb,Louisa Briccetti

Music

Gaetano Donizetti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0260875