L'Elisir d'amore in Arena di Verona 2013
L'Elisir d'amore in Arena di Verona 21 April 2013
L'Elisir d'amore
Date: 21 April 2013
Location: Verona, Italy
Venue: Teatro Filarmonico
Melodramma giocoso in 2 acts by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani
Conductor - Giacomo Sagripanti
Director - Riccardo Canessa
Costumes - Artemio Cabassi
Interpreters
Nemorino - Da definire
Adina - Irina Lungu
Belcore - Gezim Myshketa
Doctor Dulcamara - Bruno De Simone
Giannetta - Rosanna Savoia
L'Elisir d'amore: a revolutionary giocosa melodramma
In a letter addressed to his Maestro Giovanni Simone Mayr, a dominant and fundamental figure in his musical education, Gaetano Donizetti expressed his astonishment at the great and unexpected success of his opera the day after the première, on May 12th, 1832.
When he made his debut in the Teatro alla Scala with Chiara e Serafina in 1822, Donizetti's work had often been received with a mixture of indifference and wariness, except for two comedy titles, L'ajo nell'imbarazzo and Olivo e Pasquale; it was precisely for this reason that the warm welcome for l'Elisir d'amore granted by the city came as a great surprise to the composer. Before L'Elisir Donizetti's melodramas had never actually managed to fully satisfy the public's taste in Milan.
Rossini almost completely dominated the opera scene of that period, but in 1830 however Donizetti was awarded with the possibility of becoming recognized: he was commissioned to write a serious opera for the opening of the season at the Teatro Carcano, in competition with the Teatro alla Scala. When Donizetti triumphed on December 26th, 1830 with Anna Bolena, the sovereignty of Rossini began to stagger.
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