MET Opera Live in HD - Gaetano Donizetti’s heartfelt comedy - L’Elisir d’Amore
Starring Pretty Yende and Matthew Polenzani
Live in HD Host: Susanna Phillips
Leading the cast are South African soprano Pretty Yende as the wealthy landowner Adina, and American tenor Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino, the poor villager hopelessly in love with her. Italian bass Ildebrando D’Arcangelo sings the role of Dulcamara, the quack doctor who sells the magic elixir of love, and Italian baritone Davide Luciano plays the visiting sergeant, Belcore. Venezuelan maestro Domingo Hindoyan makes his Met debut conducting Bartlett Sher’s 2012 staging.
The opera, a lighthearted story with beautiful melodies throughout, is set in a small village in rural Italy. Some early editions indicate a location in Basque country. The important point is that it’s a place where everyone knows everyone and where traveling salesmen provide a major form of public entertainment. The Met’s production sets the action in 1836, when the Risorgimento, the movement for Italian independence, was beginning to gather momentum. It premiered at Milan's Teatro Cannobiana in 1832.
Date and Time
Saturday Feb 10, 2018
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
Saturday, February 10, begins at Noon
Location
Memorial Hall Theater, 51 Bridge Street, Shelburne Falls, MA
Fees/Admission
TICKETS can be purchased in advance online and at Boswell's Books in Shelburne Falls or always at the door
Adult $22; Student $11