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Donizetti's L'elisir d'Amore

Date: July 9-12 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-880 yuan

The story takes place in a small Italian village about two centuries ago. A poor peasant Nemorino is in love with Adina but the beautiful landowner torments Nemorino with her indifference. Nemorino is also afraid she loves the self-important Sergeant Belcore who appears with his regiment and immediately proposes marriage to Adina in front of everyone. The traveling quack salesman, Dulcamara arrives, selling his bottled 'love potion' to the townspeople. Nemorino drinks it, feeling its effects immediately. His confidence that he will win Adina causes him to act indifferently toward her. This upsets Adina and she ups the ante as well by agreeing to Sergeant Belcore's alternate suggestion: that they marry immediately as he has just received orders that the regiment must ship off the next morning. Nemorino realizes that he has lost Adina. He sees the Doctor and begs him for another 'love potion'. When Nemorino says he has no money Belcore immediately suggests that if he joins the army he'll be paid immediately. When Nemorino says he's seeking a better life in the army, Adina responds by telling him he is loved and that she has purchased his military contract. Seeing the two in an embrace, the Sergeant leaves Dulcamara's potion makes him a rich man.

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