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Anna Bolena (1830)
L'elisir d'amore (1832)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1835)

“L'elisir d'amore” by Gaetano Donizetti

The Elixir of Love, Любовный эликсир

Premiere / date of written: 12 May 1832

The premiere of L'elisir d'amore was at the Teatro della Canobbiana, Milan on 12 May 1832.

Libretti

# Language Authors
1 Italian Felice Romani
2 Russian

original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto

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Audio recordings

Year Cast
Conductor,
Opera chorus and orchestra
Label,
Comment
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1970
Adina — Joan Sutherland,
Nemorino — Luciano Pavarotti,
Belcore — Dominic Cossa,
Dulcamara — Spiro Malas
Richard Bonynge
English Chamber Orchestra Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Decca Cat: 424912-2

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1985
Adina — Katia Ricciarelli,
Nemorino — José Carreras,
Belcore — Leo Nucci,
Dulcamara — Domenico Trimarchi,
Giannetta — Susanna Rigacci
Claudio Scimone
Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAI di Torino
Philips 00289 475 4422

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Video recordings

Year Cast
Conductor,
Opera chorus and orchestra,
Director
Label,
Comment
Buy
2006
Adina — Anna Netrebko,
Nemorino — Rolando Villazón,
Belcore — Leo Nucci,
Dulcamara — Ildebrando D'Arcangelo

Alfred Eschwé
Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Otto Schenk
Virgin Classics/EMI Cat: 00946 363352 9

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