L'elisir d'amore
Thomson Smillie
L’elisir d’amore, or The Elixir of Love, has remained popular for almost two centuries because of a touching tale and a galaxy of comic characters adapted from the traditional commedia dell’ arte. Above all Donizetti poured into the score all the warmth and tenderness of the Italian temperament. His melodic invention never ceases to charm whether in the jolly rustic choruses, the exhilarating ‘patter’ numbers, or the sweet sadness of the beautiful arias, of which ‘Una furtiva lagrima’, the great tenor showpiece, is the best known.
Author - Thomson Smillie.
Narrator - David Timson.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Thomson Smillie
David Timson
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Description:
L’elisir d’amore, or The Elixir of Love, has remained popular for almost two centuries because of a touching tale and a galaxy of comic characters adapted from the traditional commedia dell’ arte. Above all Donizetti poured into the score all the warmth and tenderness of the Italian temperament. His melodic invention never ceases to charm whether in the jolly rustic choruses, the exhilarating ‘patter’ numbers, or the sweet sadness of the beautiful arias, of which ‘Una furtiva lagrima’, the great tenor showpiece, is the best known. Author - Thomson Smillie. Narrator - David Timson. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:04:21
Chapter 2
Duration:00:03:35
Chapter 3
Duration:00:06:52
Chapter 4
Duration:00:03:29
Chapter 5
Duration:00:03:37
Chapter 6
Duration:00:03:08
Chapter 7
Duration:00:02:52
Chapter 8
Duration:00:03:29
Chapter 9
Duration:00:05:59
Chapter 10
Duration:00:06:41
Chapter 11
Duration:00:06:54
Chapter 12
Duration:00:05:15
Chapter 13
Duration:00:03:58
Chapter 14
Duration:00:08:34
Chapter 15
Duration:00:03:38
Chapter 16
Duration:00:05:28