The Metropolitan Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore

The Metropolitan Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore

142 mins | Comedy, Music | Oct. 13, 2012

Anna Netrebko as the beautiful and wealthy Adina leads the cast in Barlett Sher’s production of Donizetti’s charming comedy, first seen on Opening Night of the Met’s 2012–13 season. Matthew Polenzani is Nemorino, the poor but good-hearted country boy who wins her love—with the help of the magic “elixir” sold by the quack Dulcamara, played by Ambrogio Maestri. Mariusz Kwiecien is the swaggering Sergeant Belcore and Maurizio Benini conducts.

The Metropolitan Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore

142 mins | Comedy, Music | Oct. 13, 2012

The Metropolitan Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore
Anna Netrebko as the beautiful and wealthy Adina leads the cast in Barlett Sher’s production of Donizetti’s charming comedy, first seen on Opening Night of the Met’s 2012–13 season. Matthew Polenzani is Nemorino, the poor but good-hearted country boy who wins her love—with the help of the magic “elixir” sold by the quack Dulcamara, played by Ambrogio Maestri. Mariusz Kwiecien is the swaggering Sergeant Belcore and Maurizio Benini conducts.
Producers The Metropolitan Opera
Original title The Metropolitan Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore
Directors Bartlett Sher, Gary Halvorson
Writers Felice Romani, Eugène Scribe

Cast

Anna Netrebko

as Adina

Matthew Polenzani

as Nemorino

Mariusz Kwiecien

as Belcore

Ambrogio Maestri

as Dulcamara

Anne-Carolyn Bird

as Giannetta

Deborah Voigt

as Herself - Host