L'elisir d'amore
From: Tuesday, 13th November 2012
To: Friday, 7 December 2012
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
Set amongst the olive groves of southern Italy, this witty and moving opera tells the story of a love rivalry between Nemorino, a pauper with a passionate heart, and Sergeant Belcore, who is a charming womaniser with a fantastically inflated ego. They vie for the heart of the beautiful, self-assured Adina, who is looking for a grand passion, reflected in her fascination with the story of Tristan and Isolde.
Our Review:
14 November 2012
There was only one question on everyone’s lips: would Roberto Alagna, one-time operatic pin-up now pushing fifty, still have the chops to pass muster as the young, gullible, lovelorn hero of Donizetti’s glorious opera buffa, L’elisir d’amore (‘The elixir of love’)? The answer was a resounding yes, as the French tenor romped through the production’s physical demands with a comic energy that knew no bounds. He leapt around the set like a puppy on uppers. So: acting: tick; character: tick; youthful appeal: tick; voice: erm…
In fact the famous tonsils worked pretty well, but the passing years are seeing Alagna’s vocal cords trade youthful gold for middle-aged steel. The tone, while still agreeable, sounded laboured in the higher register, and more than once he needed a run-up to his top notes. Even so, he turned in a proper star performance and overcame a passing vocal glitch with consummate professio...
Cast
Aleksandra Kurzak (Adina)
Robert Alagna (Nemorino - not Dec 7)
Stefan Pop (Nemorino - Dec 7)
Fabio Capitanucci (Sergant Belcore)
Ambrogio Maestri (Doctor Dulcamara)
Susana Gaspar (Gianetta)
Creative
Donizetti (Music)
Xstrata (Corporate Sponsor)
Royal Opera House (Producer)
Laurent Pelly (Director)
Bruno Campanella (Conductor)
Laurent Pelly (Costume)
Donate Marchand (associate costume designer) (Design)
Chantal Thomas (Design)
Joel Adam (Lighting)
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