Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore 5 years old

Polenzani and Yende Make the Met’s L’elisir d’amore Revival Something to Remember

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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Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore Cast

Name	Character
Matthew Polenzani He was 50, now 56 years old	as Nemorino
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo He was 49, now 55 years old	as Dulcamara

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore Crew

Name	Department
Matthew Diamond as Director. He was 66 (now 72) years old	Directing
Michael Yeargan as Production Design. He was 71 (now 78) years old	Art
Eugène Scribe as Original Story. He was 226 (69) years old when He died	Writing