L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009

Yesterday it was the fourth and last performance of the run with Anna Netrebko of Donizetti's "l'Elisir d'Amore" at Opera Bastille, Paris, starring Anna Netrebko as Adina, Giuseppe Filianoti as Nemorino, George Petean as Belcore, Paolo Gavanelli as Dulcamara and Jaël Azzaretti as Gianetta. Paolo Arrivabeni was conducting the Orchetra and Chorus of the Opera National de Paris. This is a coproduction with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, staged by Laurent Pelly.

Anna sang with a cold the last two performances and it was the concern to see if she would be able to sing her last performance of the run. Fortunately, finally she was not sick and, in fact, she sang at her best!

L'Elisir d'Amore
Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Acts (1832)
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani after that of Eugène Scribe for Daniel Auber's Le Philtre

Opera Bastille, Paris 23. October 2009

Cast
Adina: Anna Netrebko
Nemorino: Giuseppe Filianoti
Belcore: George Petean
Il Dottor Dulcamara: Paolo Gavanelli
Giannetta: Jaël Azzaretti

Production
Musical Director: Paolo Arrivabeni
Stage Director and Costumes: Laurent Pelly
Sets: Chantal Thomas
Lighting: Joël Adam
Dramaturgy and collaboration with the Stage Director: Agathe Mélinand
Chorus Master: Alessandro Di Stefano

Orchestre et Choeur de l’Opéra National de Paris
Coproduction of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

About the Opera
L'Elisir d'Amore in Wikipedia [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Synopsis [English]
L'Elisir d'Amore: Libretto [Italian]

Reports

Photos
Paolo Gavanelli and Jaël Azzaretti at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and George Petean at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti and George Petean at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti and George Petean at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and George Petean at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti, George Petean, Paolo Gavanelli, Jaël Azzaretti and Paolo Arrivabeni at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko, Giuseppe Filianoti, George Petean and Paolo Arrivabeni at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko and Paolo Arrivabeni at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Anna Netrebko at the final curtain calls. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

Giuseppe Filianoti at the stage door after the performance. L'Elisir d'Amore, Opera Bastille, Paris 23. Oct 2009. Photo: Anne

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