Donizetti’s bel canto comedy, The Elixir of Love, is as charming as it is funny. Nemorino is a likeable but hopeless romantic who has fallen in love with the bold and quick-witted Adina. She isn’t won over by his pleas of love and things get worse when she has an offer of marriage from the self-important Sergeant Belcore. When a dubious salesman, Dulcamara, rolls into town he offers Nemorino what seems like the perfect solution – The Elixir of Love. see more
The opera starts with Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner who seeks refuge in a church where he is protected by Cavaradossi, a local artist who is also the lover of the famous singer, Floria Tosca. The young painter acts suspiciously while protecting his friend and Tosca thinks he is unfaithful. The chief of police, Baron Scarpia, plays upon her jealousy to locate the two men, who are soon captured. Angelotti takes his own life rather then be held prisoner and Tosca desperately begs Scarpia to spare Cavaradossi, offering her affections in exchange for his life. After securing a note saving her lover from his death sentence, she kills Scarpia and hurries off to be with Cavaradossi. Will these two lovers be together in the end? see more
The action of the opera begins with Angelotti, a political prisoner, who seeks refuge in a church, where he is protected by Cavaradossi, a local painter, who is also the lover of the famous singer, Floria Tosca. The young painter behaves suspiciously while protecting his friend, and Tosca believes that he is cheating on her. The police chief, Baron Scarpia, plays with Floria Tosca's jealousy to locate the two men, whom he soon captures. Angelotti prefers to end his days rather than be imprisoned, and Tosca desperately begs Scarpia to spare Cavaradossi's life, the price being herself. Having obtained the certainty that he saved his lover from death, he kills Scarpia with a knife and heads to the dungeon to please Cavaradossi. Will the two lovers be able to be together? see more
Giuseppe Verdi's legendary opera tells a story about love and hate, life and death, innocence and sin. The performance is built on these contradictions, as well as the face of the main heroine - Violeta Valerie. The action that takes place on stage, however, seems to constantly try to challenge the name of the work: "La traviata", which in Italian must be "fallen, sinful". With her body crushed by an incurable disease, the courtesan tends towards a pure and bright love. The simplicity and sincerity that pervade the music of the Italian composer, make us approach it with love and open our souls to distinguish how they cried and how deeply human characters, realistically outlined rejoiced. The authenticity of their feelings is compelling. "Traviata" remains one of the most sung and acclaimed works in the history of universal music. see more