Product Overview
L'elisir D'amore 2 DVD Set / Melodrama in two acts Libretto by Felice Romani / Orchestra and Chorus of the Bergamo Musica Festival G. Donizetti Conductor: Alessandro De Marchi / Live recording at Teatro Donizetti of Bergamo / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 132 Minutes
UPC: 8007144335779
- Aspect Ratio : 16:9
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Package Dimensions : 7.44 x 5.28 x 0.39 inches; 4.64 Ounces
- Media Format : Subtitled, NTSC
- Release date : October 28, 2008
- Actors : G. Donizetti
- Subtitles: : English, French, German, Italian
- Studio : Dynamic
- Country of Origin : United Kingdom
- Number of discs : 2
This production was filmed live in 2007 at the Teatro Donizetti of Bergamo. The singing of Silvia Dalla Benetta as Adina and Alex Esposito as Dulcamara lifts the show to a higher plane. GAETANO DONIZETTI: Silvia Dalla Benetta; Raul Hernandez; Damiano Salerno; Alex Esposito; Elena Borin; Orchestra and Chorus of the Bergamo Musica Festival Gaetano Donizetti/Alessandro De Marchi; alessio Pizzech, director.
Who wouldn't want a love potion? Even today, quite a few people would readily trust Dulcamara and his promises of eternal happiness. The successful blend of comic and lyrical elements, of fun and feeling, are what make of L'Elisir d'amore such and enjoyable opera. A sparkling Alex Esposito leads the rest of the cast in this entertaining production of one of Donizetti's most beloved operas.
Gaetano Donizetti (Bergamo, 1797 - 1848)
L'elisir d'amore Playful melodrama in two acts Libretto by Felice Romani
New Production
Silvia Dalla Benetta (Adina) Raùl Hernández (Nemorino) Alex Esposito (Doctor Dulcamara) Damiano Salerno (Belcore) Elena Borin (Giannetta)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Bergamo Musica Festival G. Donizetti Conductor: Alessandro De Marchi Director: Alessio Pizzech
Set designer: Massimo Checchetto
Costume designer: Cristina Aceti
Assistant director: Lorenzo Varale
Band on stage: Wind ensemble of the Civico Istituto Musicale Donizetti
Live recording
Teatro Donizetti of Bergamo 12th and 14th October 2007 Video director: Matteo Ricchetti
