L'elisir d'amore
Essentially depicting a story of quackery seasoned with a love plot, the music draws considerably upon the Italian folk song tradition. The buffa L’elisir d’amore, about a marvellous elixir, which isn’t actually marvellous at all, yet serves its purported purpose, has entertained global audiences for more than 190 years. Gaetano Donizetti completed his 40th opera within a mere fortnight. The piece premiered to great acclaim in 1832 at the Teatro alla Canobbiana in Milan.
All dates
Wednesday
11/20/2024
7:00 PM
The State Opera Prague
Praha
490 - 1490 CZK
Tuesday
12/17/2024
7:00 PM
The State Opera Prague
Praha
490 - 1490 CZK
Friday
12/27/2024
7:00 PM
The State Opera Prague
Praha
490 - 1490 CZK
Tuesday
12/31/2024
5:00 PM
The State Opera Prague
Praha
550 - 1990 CZK
Saturday
3/15/2025
7:00 PM
The State Opera Prague
Praha
490 - 1490 CZK
Description
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Essentially depicting a story of quackery seasoned with a love plot, the music draws considerably upon the Italian folk song tradition.
The buffa L’elisir d’amore, about a marvellous elixir, which isn’t actually marvellous at all, yet serves its purported purpose, has entertained global audiences for more than 190 years. Gaetano Donizetti completed his 40th opera within a mere fortnight. The piece premiered to great acclaim in 1832 at the Teatro alla Canobbiana in Milan.
Essentially depicting a story of quackery seasoned with a love plot, the music draws considerably upon the Italian folk song tradition. Telling the simple tale of Nemorino, a naïve peasant who falls in love with Adina, a wealthy landowner, and strives to win her heart by means of a miraculous potion (in fact just cheap red wine), Donizetti created one of the most sparkling comic operas of all, one abounding in splendid gags and tender melodies. What is more, within a few bars the composer managed to perfectly outline situations and aptly render human characters: the cunning itinerant swindler Dulcamara, who sells such cure-alls as a rejuvenation remedy and love concoction; the bragging sergeant Belcore; the self-confident belle Adina; and the diffident Nemorino.
Noteworthy is the fact that in May 1904 Prague welcomed Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of all time, who dazzled as Nemorino at the Neues deutsches Theater (today State Opera).
Our new production has been undertaken by the German stage director Julia Burbach, nominated in 2019 for the “Best Newcomer” prize in the prestigious International Opera Awards poll.
CAST & CREATIVE
State Opera Chorus
State Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Andriy Yurkevych
Stage director: Julia Burbach
Sets: Herbert Murauer
Costumes: Julia Berndt
Choreography: Cameron McMillan
Lighting design: Reinhard Traub