The Elixir of Love

Adina is the hottest star in Hollywood – and Nemorino adores her. When an ambitious army officer makes a very public proposal to Adina, Nemorino is in despair, until Dulcamara, the smooth-talking stylist, comes to his rescue with a remedy which he promises will win Adina once and for all.

Donizetti’s warm-hearted opera fizzes with wit, great tunes and a keen-eyed dissection of the way love can confound even the cleverest of us.

Director Valentina Ceschi sets The Elixir of Love at a glamourous 1950s garden party at the height of Hollywood’s Golden Age, with a new English libretto by Verity Bargate Award-winner Thomas Eccleshare.

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THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
the whole thing fizzes from start to finish as a piece of unpretentious fun.

★★★★
TIME OUT
crammed full of clever comic details and fizzes with vitality

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EVENING STANDARD
"OperaUpClose is the brand leader... these are proper voices, and the singers can act. Making comic opera funny? It's a handy trick."

★★★★
ISLINGTON GAZETTE
a joy to behold...confidently glamorous, effortlessly stylish and expertly delivered