Donizetti Lelisir damore

Donizettis LElisir dAmore is one of the staples of the comic opera repertory The plot hinges on whether earnest but dimwitted Nemorino will snag Adina the flirtatious heroine Shes a tease who takes up with Belcore an army sergeant to make Nemorino jealous After numerous and humorous plot twists that include a phony love potion it all ends happily Adina and Nemorino declare their love for each other Belcore is dumped and the fraudulent Dulcamara does a landslide business in love potions Its all a fastmoving bundle of fun especially with the starfilled cast of this 2005 Vienna State Opera performance