The things we do for love… does your Valentine need L’elisir d’amore?
Buying a love potion to woo your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day may not be that simple! Luckily, music is the food of love, so romance will certainly be kindled with a Valentine’s gift of tickets to Irish National Opera's new production of L'elisir d'amore, The Elixir of Love.
A romantic comedy with heart and humour, L'elisir d'amore is brought to life by Ireland’s star soprano, Claudia Boyle, as Adina. This very apt operatic production has all the ingredients for a perfectly lovely evening of entertainment, not least, a young man in love, the proud Adina, a dubious elixir, heartache, and plenty of obstacles!
Alongside Claudia Boyle as Adina, US tenor Duke Kim is Nemorino, and John Molloy is the outlandish rogue “doctor” Dulcamara. Baritone Gianluca Margheri sings Belcore, and soprano Deirdre Higgins is Adina’s friend Giannetta.
Adina is fickle, and she has attracted the attention of the boastful Belcore. Desperate to win her love, Nemorino drinks a love potion bought from Dulcamara and awaits the desired result. Adina, meanwhile, discovers the only true elixir.
Tickets are on sale now for performances in Dublin, Wexford and Cork; where true romantics will discover if the humble Nemorino can win the heart of the sophisticated Adina? L'elisir d'amore will be performed in The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, on Sunday 25 May at 5.00pm, and on Tuesday 27th, Thursday 29th, and Saturday 31st May, at 7.30pm.
On Wednesday 4th June, the production is in Wexford National Opera House, while on Saturday 7th June, Cork Opera House is the venue. Tickets in Cork are priced from €34.00, with Gaiety Theatre Dublin tickets priced from €48.50 on Ticketmaster.
This intoxicating and witty operatic comedy features the Irish National Opera orchestra and chorus. L’elisir d’amore is conducted by Erina Yashima for the INO, and directed by Cal McCrystal, with set and costume design by Sarah Bacon.
Running time is 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one interval, and the opera is sung in Italian, with English surtitles. An audio described performance of L'elisir d'amore will take place in Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre on Thursday 29 May at 7:30pm for blind and visually impaired patrons.
