Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore

In a performance from the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Opera on 3 celebrates Valentine's Day with Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. Nemorino is in love with the beautiful Adina, but he has a rival in the form of the boastful military officer Belcore. In desperation, Nemorino buys a love potion from the quack doctor Dulcamara believing it'll make Adina fall for him. It's actually cheap red wine, but the confidence it gives him seems to do wonders. Donizetti's joyous and sparkling opera is packed with tuneful melodies, including the show-stopping Nemorino aria 'Una furtiva lagrima'. Pretty Yende sings Adina, with Michael Spyres and Jan Antam as the men competing for her attention. Tom Service presents and is joined by cultural historian Flora Willson.

Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona in December.

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

Adina ..... Pretty Yende (soprano)
Nemorino ..... Michael Spyres (tenor)
Belcore ..... Jan Antem (baritone)
Dulcamara ..... Fabio Capitanucci (baritone)
Giannetta ..... Núria Vilà (soprano)
Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus
Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra
Diego Matheuz (conductor)