Organization

Singer

Soprano

Pretty Yende

Adina

Tenor

Matthew Polenzani

Nemorino

Baritone

Davide Luciano

Belcore

Bass

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo

Doctor Dulcamara

Patrick Carfizzi

Ashley Emerson

Giannetta

Dísella Lárusdóttir

Conductor

Domingo Hindoyan

Stage director

Bartlett Sher

Set designer

Michael Yeargan

Costume designer

Catherine Zuber

Lighting designer

Jennifer Tipton

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Italian

L'elisir d'amore -  (The Elixir of Love)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Donizetti’s bubbly romantic comedy about a spunky landowner, a hapless peasant, and the dubious love potion that may or may not bring them together never fails to delight audiences. In this performance from the Met’s Live in HD series, South African soprano Pretty Yende stars as Adina, imbuing her character with lovable warmth while tossing off effortless coloratura passages from beginning to end. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Nemorino, Adina’s love-struck admirer, who pours out his heart in the moving aria “Una furtiva lagrima.” The cast also includes baritone Davide Luciano as the swaggering Sergeant Belcore and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as the wily Dr. Dulcamara, and Domingo Hindoyan conducts Bartlett’s Sher’s charming and colorful production.

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