Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore
opera • spectacle • conspiracy • romantic • witty
- Filmed Performance
- Met Opera on Demand
- The Metropolitan Opera
- Free
As intoxicating as the cheap wine passed off by a traveling huckster as the potent love potion of the title, Donizetti’s delightful comedy enchants the audience with slapstick humor and its charming lead couple: a hapless but big-hearted peasant and the clever, kind landowner he loves. It also doesn’t hurt that the score is an endless parade of spectacular ensemble numbers and show-stopping arias—like the beloved “Una furtive lagrima,” one of opera’s ultimate tenor showcases.