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A real Magic Potion to savour...
Previous to this I saw the 1996 production with Alagna and Gheorghiu. That is the production I only just prefer, however L'Elisir D'Amore is still very, very good.
I am very fond of the opera, it is a lot of fun and the music really sparkles. Here the costume and set design are beautifully evoked and helped by skillful video directing, and the conducting and orchestral playing perform the sparkling score effortlessly with the chorus beautifully balanced.
The performances are better than I expected. I am not a fan of either Rolando Villazon or Anna Netrebko but both are growing on me. Netrebko is a beautiful, playful and very believable Adina, but Villazon I thought was outstanding in a clumsy yet heartfelt performance, in my mind that's how Nemorino should be. Una Furtiva Lagrima is truly beautiful.
I like Leo Nucci a lot, and while his Belcore is much older and different to other interpretations I've seen and heard he does sing and act very well and I thought this characterisation on the whole worked. More problematic though is Ildebrando D'Archangelo as Dulcamara, he has a wonderful voice and is a great actor but unlike the Dulcamara of the 1996 production he doesn't quite come to life for me.
Overall, fun and charming. 9/10 Bethany Cox
I am very fond of the opera, it is a lot of fun and the music really sparkles. Here the costume and set design are beautifully evoked and helped by skillful video directing, and the conducting and orchestral playing perform the sparkling score effortlessly with the chorus beautifully balanced.
The performances are better than I expected. I am not a fan of either Rolando Villazon or Anna Netrebko but both are growing on me. Netrebko is a beautiful, playful and very believable Adina, but Villazon I thought was outstanding in a clumsy yet heartfelt performance, in my mind that's how Nemorino should be. Una Furtiva Lagrima is truly beautiful.
I like Leo Nucci a lot, and while his Belcore is much older and different to other interpretations I've seen and heard he does sing and act very well and I thought this characterisation on the whole worked. More problematic though is Ildebrando D'Archangelo as Dulcamara, he has a wonderful voice and is a great actor but unlike the Dulcamara of the 1996 production he doesn't quite come to life for me.
Overall, fun and charming. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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- Aug 21, 2011
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