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Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore takes place in Basque country during the early 19th century. L’elisir d’amore , ACT 1. Adina, a beautiful and wealthy landowner, is resting under the shade of a large tree on her estate with her workers. A young, poor peasant villager, Nemorino spies on Adina from a distance as she reads her […]

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Alida Ferrarini – “Prendi, per me sei libero” – Aria of Adina – “L’elisir d’Amore” – G. Donizetti (1797 – 1848). In the role of Nemorino the Italian tenor Vincenzo La Scola (R.I.P.). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwtBYVxlBek

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IN MEMORIAM Alida Ferrarini – “Benedette queste carte! … Della crudele Isotta” -Aria of Adina – “L’elòisir d’amore” – Gaetano Donizetti. “One of the responsibilities that comes with my passion for opera is that people expect that I have answers for every question on the topic. I do not, of course, though I enjoy learning […]

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Alfredo Kraus sings “Una Furtiva Lagrima” from “L’elisir d’amore” – Gaetano Donizetti – Live at MET 1968. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NTzP5gP01U