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| Composer | Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Blandford ForumL’elisir d’amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Frank Zielhorst; Andy Morton; Dorset Opera; Rufus Martin; Libby Watson; Mark Jonathan; Dorset Opera Orchestra
RigaL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Latvian National Opera; Julian Crouch; Māris Sējāns; Latvian National Opera Orchestra; Latvian National Opera Choir
KasselL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Kiril Stankow; Marlene Pawlak; Staatstheater Kassel; Wolf Gutjahr; Anna Rudolph; Orchester des Staatstheaters Kassel; Opernchor des Staatstheaters Kassel
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English Touring Opera transfers Donizetti to the English coast
L'elisir d'amore may not immediately bring Skegness or Romney to mind, but ETO's new production works quite well there... just look out for the seagulls!
Garsington’s L’elisir d’amore: Dr Feelgood wins the day
Simon Higlett’s exquisite sets and costumes give a backdrop to Donizetti’s frothiest of rom-coms.
A rollicking Wild West Elisir in Dublin that hits all the right notes
Donizetti heads West in Cal McCrystal's riotous, laugh-out-loud L'elisir d’amore, where dazzling singing meets cowboy capers in a gloriously zany production for Irish National Opera.
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Bachtrack top ten: Gaetano Donizetti
A hugely successful composer of bel canto opera, Gaetano Donizetti had a lasting impact, with many of his operas entering regular rotation in houses around the world for almost 200 years.