Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore
Act One
Saturday 7 January 2006 18:30-19:40 (Radio 3)
One of the greatest of all comic operas, Donizetti's masterpiece has real feeling as well as fun and games. Will Adina and Nemorino get it together - with or without the help of "Dr" Dulcamara's love potion or the hindrance of dashing Sergeant Belcore? And will they grow up a bit in the process? Find out in this sparkling performance.
Presented from New York by Margaret Juntwait.
Duration:
1 hour 10 minutes
Playlist:
Adina ...... Ruth Ann Swenson (soprano)
Nemorino ...... Ramón Vargas (tenor)
Sergeant Belcore ...... Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone)
Dulcamara, the quack doctor ...... Andrew Shore (bass)
Giannetta ...... Alyson Cambridge (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera
Maurizio Barbacini (conductor)
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