Opera L’ELISIR D’AMORE
Gaetano Donizetti

L’ELISIR D’AMORE • Jul-25 2021 | Teatro San Carlo, Napoli
A music trip to Naples can be a wonderful combination. The city offers excellent culinary attractions and a cityscape that is best explored on foot with a private guide. You are constantly reminded of the volcano that spilled over Pompeii almost 2,000 years ago. Today this is a worthwhile destination. And then Amalfi invites to a long day trip or a connecting stay. Also Capri, Ischia and the Aeolian Islands. You could easily spend months there.
But the highlight of your musical journey is the visit to the Teatro San Carlo to a performance of your choice.
L’ELISIR D’AMORE , Gaetano Donizetti • From 23 to 31 July 2021
L’Elisir d’amore – Season 2021 – The new events calendar after COVID – update from September 2020
Opera in two acts
Libretto by Felice Romani
Conductor • Riccardo Frizza*
Master of the Chorus • Gea Garatti Ansini
Stage director • Damiano Michieletto
Set designer • Paolo Fantin
Costume designer • Silvia Aymonino
Cast
Adina • Rosa Feola
Nemorino • Xabier Anduaga*
Belcore • Gabriele Viviani
Doctor Dulcamara • Nicola Alaimo
Giannetta • Francesca Benitez
*debut at Teatro di San Carlo
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro di San Carlo
Production of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia and of Teatro Real Madrid
Language: Sung in Italian with Italian and English surtitles
Running Time: about 2 hours 50 minutes, including one interval
L’Elisir d’amore, Donizetti’s famous comic opera, premiered in Milan in 1832. At the time he was enjoying a very productive time directing Teatro San Carlo from 1822 to 1838. The libretto, by Felice Romani is adapted from a recent opéra-comique written by Auber and Scribe and Donizetti contributed heavily to the creation of its characters. What was created in the end was a new format for romantic comic opera, in which authentic emotions prevail over the stereotypes of classical farce. The young lovers overcome all obstacles thanks to the sincerity and perseverance of their feelings and each character is defined by his own melodic signature. For example Dulcamara “the charlatan” is introduced by one of the most extraordinary comic arias of the history of opera, he will have to admit that a woman’s charm is more powerful than his elixir. Adina, with her singing, can conquer Nemorino’s hearth and, in turn, Nemorino manages to describe the authenticity of his feelings in the most passionate way with the famous piece una furtiva lacrima.
- Friday 23 July, h 20.00
- Sunday 25 July, h 17.00
- Tuesday 27 July, h 20.00
- Thursday 29 July, h 18.00
- Saturday 31 July, h 19.00
Travel Description
Music trip Naples superior
- Gourmet Dinner
- Exclusive city walking tour in your language
- Aperitif with light dinner before the performance in a famous caffetteria
- Premium tickets in the parquet area at the San Carlo opera house
- 2 nights accommodation with breakfast
Program day by day
Day 1
- Arrival at the hotel
- Dinner at a typical Italian restaurant near the hotel (3-course menu, including drinks)
- Overnight in a hotel in Naples
Day 2
- Breakfast buffet at the hotel
- Exclusive personal guided walking tour in your language
- Before going to the theater; Aperitif with appetizers in a historic place
- Opera or Ballet performance at the San Carlo opera house
- Overnight in a hotel in Naples
Day 3
- Breakfast buffet at the hotel
- Departure and end of the program
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