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| Composer | Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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MunichL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Nicholas Carter; David Bösch; Bavarian State Opera; Patrick Bannwart; Falko Herold; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
TokyoL'elisir d'amore
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Marco Guidarini; Cesare Lievi; New National Theatre; Luigi Perego; Marina Luxardo; Yuji Tatsuta; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
ViennaL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Gianluca Capuano; Otto Schenk; Vienna State Opera; Jürgen Rose; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
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English Touring Opera transfers Donizetti to the English coast
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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
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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
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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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High WycombeL'elisir d'amore
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Chloe Rooke; Christopher Luscombe; Garsington Opera; Simon Higlett; Mark Jonathan; Philharmonia Orchestra
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Bachtrack top ten: Gaetano Donizetti
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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.