Metropolitan Opera Auditions
L'elisir d'amore
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Metropolitan Opera Auditions brings opera performers before listeners in a radio program centered on vocal performance. This recording is associated with Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera L'elisir d'amore, whose romantic story follows the lovesick Nemorino, the confident Adina, and a supposed love potion that sets their courtship in motion.
Expect an operatic listening experience shaped by expressive singing and the drama of the music, rather than spoken narration. Donizetti’s score blends lyrical arias with lively ensemble writing, balancing romantic longing and comic misunderstandings.
The program offers a chance to hear opera presented through radio, where voices and orchestral music carry the character, emotion, and humor of the work.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.