Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore
Synopsis
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) is a comic opera (melodramma giocoso) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's Le philtre (1831). Written in haste in a six-week period,[1] L'elisir d'amore was the most often performed opera in Italy between 1838 and 1848[1] and it has remained continually in the international opera repertory. Today it is one of the most frequently performed of all Donizetti's operas: it appears as number 13 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide in the five seasons between 2008 and 2013.[2] There are a large number of recordings. It contains the popular tenor aria "Una furtiva lagrima," a romanza that has a considerable performance history in the concert hall.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
March 3, 2002
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Evelino Pidò, Alan Woodbridge
- Original Title
- Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Decca
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Evelino Pidò, Alan Woodbridge
Department Leadership Roster
Evelino Pidò
Director
Alan Woodbridge
Director
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What is Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore about?
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) is a comic opera (melodramma giocoso) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's Le philtre (1831). Written in haste in a six-week period,[1] L'elisir d'amore was the most often performed opera in Italy between 1838 and 1848[1] and it has remained continually in the international opera repertory. Today it is one of the most frequently performed of all Donizetti's operas: it appears as number 13 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide in the five seasons between 2008 and 2013.[2] There are a large number of recordings. It contains the popular tenor aria "Una furtiva lagrima," a romanza that has a considerable performance history in the concert hall.
Who directed Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore?
Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore was directed by Evelino Pidò, Alan Woodbridge.
Who stars in Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore?
The principal cast of Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore includes Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Simone Alaimo, Roberto Scaltriti, Elena Dan.
When was Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore released and how long is it?
Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore was released in 2002 with a total runtime of Unknown.