Dolceamaro and the Magic Potion
L’elisir d’amore, a masterpiece by Donizetti, is presented in a mini format for a young audience, a magic that will surely make the little spectators fall in love. The ingredients of the opera are: a shy boy, a clever and spirited girl, a rival in love, a cunning charlatan, and his famous elixir. The children who come to the theater, singing along with the most charming rogue in the history of melodrama, will have the chance to discover if Dr. Dulcamara’s potion is truly magical!
Opera Pocket from the comic opera L’elisir d’amore
Libretto by Felice Romani
based on Le Philtre by Eugène Scribe
Adaptation and text by Vittorio Sabadin
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Giulio Laguzzi piano
Directed by Anna Maria Bruzzese
Costumes by Laura Viglione
Shadows by Cora Demaria – Controluce Teatro d’Ombre
Production by Teatro Regio Torino
Characters and Cast
Adina soprano Albina Tonkikh*
Nemorino tenor Daniel Umbelino*
Dr. Dulcamara bass Tyler Zimmerman*
Belcore actress Giorgia Goldini
*Regio Ensemble Artist
Recommended age group: 5 years and up