The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 7, 2018

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

United States of America

Production

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast

Domingo Hindoyan,Davide Luciano,Pretty Yende,Ildebrando d'Arcangelo,Susanna Phillips,Ashley Emerson,Matthew Polenzani,MET Orchestra,Lidia Bastianich

Director

Matthew Diamond,Bartlett Sher

Writer

Eugène Scribe,Daniel-François-Esprit Auber,Felice Romani

Producer

Victoria Warivonchik,Peter Gelb,Louisa Briccetti

Music

Gaetano Donizetti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt6898616