Bargain booze and questionable quackery: L'elisir d'amore at the ROH

Nadine Sierra (Adina)

Nadine Sierra (Adina) and Sir Bryn Terfel (Dulcamara)

Liparit Avetisyan (Nemorino) and Sir Bryn Terfel (Dulcamara)

Liparit Avetisyan (Nemorino), Nadine Sierra (Adina) and the Royal Opera Chorus

Nadine Sierra (Adina) and Boris Pinkhasovich (Belcore)

Por Dominic Lowe, 23 septiembre 2023

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“the gags are well-oiled and the choreography is tight under the care of... Paul Higgins”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 22 septiembre 2023

Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore

The Royal Opera

Sesto Quatrini, Dirección

Laurent Pelly, Dirección de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Chantal Thomas, Diseño de escena

Joël Adam, Diseño de iluminación

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Royal Opera Chorus

Paul Higgins, Director de reposición

Nadine Sierra, Adina

Liparit Avetisyan, Nemorino

Boris Pinkhasovich, Belcore

Sir Bryn Terfel, Dulcamara

Sarah Dufresne, Giannetta

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Bargain booze and questionable quackery in The Royal Opera's L'elisir d'amore