L'elisir d'amore
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| - | '''''L'elisir d'amore''''' ('''''The Elixir of Love''''') is a ''[[melodramma]] giocoso'' in two acts by the Italian composer [[Gaetano Donizetti]]. [[Felice Romani]] wrote the [[Italian language|Italian]] [[libretto]] after [[Eugène Scribe]]'s libretto for [[Daniel-François-Esprit Auber]]'s ''[[Le philtre]]'' (1831). | + | '''''L'elisir d'amore''''' ('''''The Elixir of Love''''') is a [[comic opera]] in two acts by the Italian composer [[Gaetano Donizetti]]. [[Felice Romani]] wrote the [[Italian language|Italian]] [[libretto]] after [[Eugène Scribe]]'s libretto for [[Daniel-François-Esprit Auber]]'s ''[[Le philtre]]'' (1831). |
| The premiere was at the [[Teatro della Canobbiana]], [[Milan]] on 12 May 1832. | The premiere was at the [[Teatro della Canobbiana]], [[Milan]] on 12 May 1832. | ||
| + | The opening of this comic opera finds Nemorino, a poor peasant, in love with Adina, a beautiful landowner, who torments Nemorino with her indifference. When Nemorino hears Adina reading to her workers the story of [[Tristan and Iseult|Tristan and Isolde]], he is convinced that a magic potion will gain Adina's love for him. He is afraid she loves the self-important Sergeant Belcore who appears with his regiment and immediately proposes marriage to Adina in front of everyone. The traveling quack salesman, Dulcamara (the self-proclaimed Dr. Encyclopedia), arrives, selling his bottled cure-all to the townspeople. Nemorino innocently asks Dulcamara if he has anything like Isolde's [[love potion]]. Dulcamara says he does, selling it to Nemorino at a price matching the contents of Nemorino's pockets. Unknown to Nemorino, the bottle contains only wine. | ||
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L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) is a comic opera in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel-François-Esprit Auber's Le philtre (1831).
The premiere was at the Teatro della Canobbiana, Milan on 12 May 1832.
The opening of this comic opera finds Nemorino, a poor peasant, in love with Adina, a beautiful landowner, who torments Nemorino with her indifference. When Nemorino hears Adina reading to her workers the story of Tristan and Isolde, he is convinced that a magic potion will gain Adina's love for him. He is afraid she loves the self-important Sergeant Belcore who appears with his regiment and immediately proposes marriage to Adina in front of everyone. The traveling quack salesman, Dulcamara (the self-proclaimed Dr. Encyclopedia), arrives, selling his bottled cure-all to the townspeople. Nemorino innocently asks Dulcamara if he has anything like Isolde's love potion. Dulcamara says he does, selling it to Nemorino at a price matching the contents of Nemorino's pockets. Unknown to Nemorino, the bottle contains only wine.
