Performance

Venue	London Coliseum
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	15th September 2011
To	8th October 2011
When	Sep 15, 23, 28, Oct 1, 4, 6 at 19:30. Sep 17 at 18:30. Sep 25, Oct 8 15:00
London Coliseum (V376)
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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:: (T652320365)

Running time: 2hrs 30mins.

Producer	English National Opera
Conductor	Rory Macdonald
Director	Jonathan Miller (original director)
Director	Elaine Tyler-Hall (revival director)
Design	Isabella Bywater
Lighting	Hans-Atke Sjoquist
Translation	Kelley Rourke
Performer	Ben Johnson (Nemorino)
Performer	Lucy Crowe (Adina)
Performer	Benedict Nelson (Belcore)
Performer	Andrew Shore (Dulcamara - Sep 15-Oct 1)
Performer	William Robert Allenby (Dulcamara - Oct 4 / 6 / 8)
Performer	Ella Kirkpatrick (Gianetta)

Listing:: L0995711076

Current production:Work

Production details

Running time: 2hrs 30mins.

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