The Elixir of Love

Touring production of Donizetti’s comic masterpiece sung in English
Opera Theatre Company

Co-produced with NI Opera, this lively and witty touring production brought Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore) to audiences throughout Ireland.

A young, versatile cast and chorus together with an orchestra of 12 musicians performed this updated production in which the Adina / Nemorino love affair was seen as a teacher / student romance in a regional college.

11 performances in 10 different venues were given in November – December 2014

Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire 21 November 2014
Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire 23 November 2014
Glór, Ennis 25 November 2014
Cork Opera House 27 November 2014
Siamse Tíre, Tralee 29 November 2014
Wexford Opera House 02 December 2014
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin 04 December 2014
Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny 07 December 2014
Town Hall Theatre, Galway 09 December 2014
An Táin Theatre, Dundalk 11 December 2014
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan 13 December 2014

Creative Team:
Director: Oliver Mears
Set Designer: Annemarie Woods
Costume Designer: Ilona Karas
Lighting Designer: Kevin Treacy

Cast:
Adina: Anna Patalong
Nemorin: Anthony Flaum
Belcore: James McOran Campbell
Dulcamara: John Molloy
Gianetta: Sarah Reddin

Opera Theatre Company Chorus and Ensemble
Fergus Sheil: Conductor

“Fast moving, inventive and sensitive staging… full of good things. This was among the most unaffectedly heart warming and well thought out Elisirs you could hope for” - Opera Now

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