An introduction to-- Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore The Elixir of love
(2003)
By:
Smillie, Thomson
Nonfiction
eAudiobook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Naxos : Made available through hoopla, 2003
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 17 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781843793229 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11137477, 1843793229 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11137477
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Narrated by David Timson
L'elisir d'amore, or The Elixir of Love, has remained popular for almost two centuries because of a touching tale and a galaxy of comic characters adapted from the traditional commedia dell' arte. Above all Donizetti poured into the score all the warmth and tenderness of the Italian temperament. His melodic invention never ceases to charm whether in the jolly rustic choruses, the exhilarating 'patter' numbers, or the sweet sadness of the beautiful arias, of which 'Una furtiva lagrima', the great tenor showpiece, is the best known
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