The Elixir of Love

The King’s Head Theatre’s final opera production of 2019 is The Elixir of Love as you’ve never seen it before.

This new English version of Donizetti’s dazzling comic opera blends the sensational music with a decidedly different take on the astonishing tale of romance and magic.

Following Carmen, La Traviata and the Olivier Award nominated La bohème, the King’s Head Theatre present a quirky, romantic and enchanting new take on Donizetti’s dazzling comic opera. 1982. In the Welsh seaside town of Barry Island, lovelorn poet Nemorino’s affections for the charismatic Italian immigrant, Adina, are met with indifference. Luckily for him, Dulcamara, a travelling peddler has the perfect solution… a love potion.

As the Falklands war gains momentum and Thatcherism ravages the UK, can these two young romantics find happiness in a time of uncertainty and division?

Featuring the world famous romantic aria, Una Furtiva Lagrima.