Performance

Venue	Opera Holland Park - Open Air Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	1st July 2005
To	16th July 2005
When	Jul 1, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16. Jul 9 Mat at 14:00
Prices	From £21.00. To £43.00.
Opera Holland Park - Open Air Theatre (V203)
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The Elixir of Love

Work:: The Elixir of Love (S1924)

A Tuscan village, early 19th century. Inspired by the story of Tristan and Isolde, the shy young Nemorino buys potion from a quack, Dulcamara, in the hope of winning Adina. She seems to prefer Belcore, a sergeant of the garrison, and irritated by Nemorino's now apparent indifference towards her, she promises to marry Belcore immediately. Convinced that the elixir will take effect within 24 hours. Nemorino begs her to wait, but she refuses. Nemorino joins the army, using his enlisting bonus to buy another bottle of elixir. Finding himself suddenly surrounded by village girls , he presumes the elixir is working, unaware of the rumour that his uncle has died leaving him a large fortune. Adina feels intense envy and realises that it is Nemorino she really loves. Learning of his sacrifices, she redeems him from the army and the couple are married. Dulcamara capitalises on the apparent success of his elixir and does a roaring trade.

Music	Donizetti
Lyrics	Romani

Production:: (T1660018572)

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Producer	Opera Holland Park
Company	City of London Sinfonia
Conductor	Michael Lloyd
Conductor	Bruno Cinquegrani (Jul 7)
Director	Annilese Miskimmon
Design	Peter Rice
Performer	Judith Howarth (Adina)
Performer	Sean Ruane (Nemorino)
Performer	Toby Stafford-Allen (Belcore)
Performer	Donald Maxwell (Dulcamara)
Performer	Kathryn Hannah (Gianetta)

Listing:: L0435787881

Current production:Work

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Sung in Italian with English surtitles

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