The Elixir of Love by Donizetti, No (2024/2024), Režisēja Yuri Alexandrov,, Diriģents Vladimir Kulagin, Mikhail Sinkevich, Karelia State Music Theatre, Petrozavodsk, Russia

It took Gaetano Donizetti only two weeks to create this masterpiece, but the result was one of the most brilliant comic operas, full of the most beautiful melodies and with an unusual and interesting plot. It is no coincidence that it has held the attention of listeners for more than 150 years, and Nemorino’s romance has entered the golden fund of opera classics. The “elixir of love”, sold by the charlatan doctor Dulcamara to the unlucky lover Nemorino, makes him believe in his own strength and win the love of the beautiful Adina, although in reality it turns out to be ordinary wine. Everything gets confusing, creating many comical situations, but in the end it ends with a wedding. A love story with a happy ending is embodied in a cavalcade of funny scenes, where there is a little circus, comic show, lyrical flair... “I want the performance to sparkle with different facets, but at the same time be understandable to the public,” says Yuri Alexandrov. “We don’t make puzzles, we talk about what is especially dear to me and my friends in a person today - devotion and sacrifice.” The performance was staged with the financial support of Segezha Group (part of AFK Sistema). The performance is performed in Italian with simultaneous translation on a ticker.