Donizetti: The Elixir Of Love

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CD available From: 19 August 1999

Opera - The Elixir of Love

Gaetano Donizetti

The Elixir of Love

132:35

Opera in two acts

Libretto by Felice Romani after Eugčne Scribe's Le Philtre

English version by Arthur Jacobs

COMPACT DISC ONE

Act I

No. 1: Prelude and Introduction

Prelude

2:39

'After long and heavy labour'

2:09

Giannetta, Harvesters

'How delightful, how enchanting!'

3:37

Nemorino, Giannetta, Harvesters

'That's a really happy ending'

0:31

Adina, Giannetta, Harvesters, Nemorino

'''Lovely was Queen Isolda'''

3:53

Adina, Nemorino, Giannetta, Harvesters

Marziale

1:24

'To the one who shines in beauty'

3:38

Belcore, Adina, Giannetta, Harvesters, Nemorino

'If you love me as I love you'

4:30

Belcore, Adina, Nemorino, Giannetta, Harvesters

'Too soon, my lovely creature'

0:44

Belcore, Adina

No. 2: Scene and Duet

'The same old tedious passion!'

1:29

Adina, Nemorino

'For example, ask the breezes'

3:33

Adina, Nemorino

'Such affection is but folly'

3:25

Adina, Nemorino

No. 3: Chorus and Cavatina

'What's the meaning of that kind of fanfare?'

1:46

Villagers

'Attention! Attention!'

7:53

Dulcamara, Villagers

'Have courage!'

0:44

Nemorino, Dulcamara

No. 4: Duet

'It was Tristan who employed it'

7:37

Nemorino, Dulcamara

No. 5: Finale I

'Magical potion! I have you!'

1:36

Nemorino

'Who is that madman?'

0:59

Adina, Nemorino

'Trallarallara'

1:04

Nemorino, Adina

'Oh, let her laugh and mock at me'

5:34

Nemorino, Adina

'Tran, tran, tran, tran'

2:00

Belcore, Adina, Nemorino

'Ha, ha! Of course, that's quite all right'

1:24

Nemorino, Belcore, Adina

'One moment, sergeant!'

3:04

Giannetta, Belcore, Soldiers, Villagers, Nemorino, Adina

'Adina, think again'

4:52

Nemorino, Belcore, Adina, Giannetta, Villagers, Soldiers

'Today's our wedding'

3:11

Adina, Nemorino, Giannetta, Belcore, Villagers, Soldiers

73:20

COMPACT DISC TWO

Act II

No. 6: Introductory Chorus

'Sing up, then.'

2:27

Belcore, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers, Adina

'Since singing is your pleasure'

1:10

Dulcamara, Belcore, Giannetta, Villagers

'I am rich and you are pretty'

2:27

Dulcamara, Adina, Villagers

'Pray silence!'

1:57

Belcore, Villagers, Dulcamara, Adina, Giannetta

'I always like a wedding'

1:52

Dulcamara, Nemorino

No. 7: Scene and Duet

'Is that not like a woman'

1:13

Belcore, Nemorino

'Twenty florins!'

4:42

Nemorino, Belcore

'Shake my hand, then, my young shaver'

3:29

Belcore, Nemorino

No. 8: Chorus

'Can it be possible?'

4:20

Village Women, Giannetta

No. 9: Quartet

'I've polished off two bottles now'

1:39

Nemorino, Village Women, Giannetta, Adina, Dulcamara

'It's magnificent!'

2:27

Nemorino, Adina, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers

'I see it perfectly'

3:11

Nemorino, Adina, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers

'Why should he seem so happy?'

1:31

Adina, Dulcamara

No. 10: Duet

'How he loved me!'

4:20

Adina, Dulcamara

'With a look of love and laughter'

2:49

Adina, Dulcamara

No. 11: Romance

'Only one teardrop glistened there'

5:13

Nemorino

No. 12: Recitative

'Here she is.'

1:36

Nemorino, Adina

'Take it!'

3:46

Adina, Nemorino

'All right. Take this, then!'

4:20

Nemorino, Adina

No. 13: Finale II

'Halt! Right turn!'

1:58

Belcore, Adina, Dulcamara, Nemorino, Villagers, Giannetta

'It will give you cheeks like peaches'

2:38

Dulcamara, Villagers, Adina, Nemorino, Belcore

59:15

Barry Banks tenor - Nemorino

Mary Plazas soprano - Adina

Ashley Holland baritone - Belcore

Andrew Shore baritone - Dr Dulcamara

Helen Williams soprano - Giannetta

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Philharmonia Orchestra

David Parry

Recorded in:

Blackheath Halls, London

7-11 February 1999

Producer(s)

Brian Couzens

Sound Engineer(s)

Ralph Couzens

Richard Smoker (Assistant)

Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 20 Bit

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