Wiener Staatsoper: More Old Fashioned Bel Canto in L'elisir d'amore
Just as in the Wiener Staatsoper's recent production of Il barbiere di Siviglia this production of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore goes back to the basic, classic style of bel canto performance, stripping away many of the inventions and conventions developed in the past several decades and returning to the basis of the art form. The production of Barbiere was certainly funny, but eschewed hilarity in favor of what felt like a very pure representation of bel canto melodrama. Synopsis & general information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'elisir_d'amore L'elisir d'amore | Gaetano Donizetti Dirigent | Marco Armiliato Nach der Regie von | Otto Schenk Ausstattung | Jürgen Rose Chorleitung | Martin Schebesta Adina | Aleksandra Kurzak Nemorino | Stephen Costello Belcore | Marco Caria Doktor Dulcamara | Adam Plachetka Giannetta | Jeanine De Bique Ein Trompeter | Konras Monsberger Diener de...