Opera - The Elixir of Love
GAETANO DONIZETTI
The Elixir of Love
132:35
Opera in two acts
Libretto by Felice Romani after Eugène Scribe's
Le Philtre
English version by Arthur Jacobs
Act I
No. 1: Prelude and Introduction
1
Prelude
2:39
2
'After long and heavy labour'
2:09
Giannetta, Harvesters
3
'How delightful, how enchanting!'
3:37
Nemorino, Giannetta, Harvesters
4
'That's a really happy ending'
0:31
Adina, Giannetta, Harvesters, Nemorino
5
'''Lovely was Queen Isolda'''
3:53
Adina, Nemorino, Giannetta, Harvesters
6
Marziale
1:24
7
'To the one who shines in beauty'
3:38
Belcore, Adina, Giannetta, Harvesters, Nemorino
8
'If you love me as I love you'
4:30
Belcore, Adina, Nemorino, Giannetta, Harvesters
9
'Too soon, my lovely creature'
0:44
Belcore, Adina
No. 2: Scene and Duet
10
'The same old tedious passion!'
1:29
Adina, Nemorino
11
'For example, ask the breezes'
3:33
Adina, Nemorino
12
'Such affection is but folly'
3:25
Adina, Nemorino
No. 3: Chorus and Cavatina
13
'What's the meaning of that kind of fanfare?'
1:46
Villagers
14
'Attention! Attention!'
7:53
Dulcamara, Villagers
15
'Have courage!'
0:44
Nemorino, Dulcamara
No. 4: Duet
16
'It was Tristan who employed it'
7:37
Nemorino, Dulcamara
No. 5: Finale I
17
'Magical potion! I have you!'
1:36
Nemorino
18
'Who is that madman?'
0:59
Adina, Nemorino
19
'Trallarallara'
1:04
Nemorino, Adina
20
'Oh, let her laugh and mock at me'
5:34
Nemorino, Adina
21
'Tran, tran, tran, tran'
2:00
Belcore, Adina, Nemorino
22
'Ha, ha! Of course, that's quite all right'
1:24
Nemorino, Belcore, Adina
23
'One moment, sergeant!'
3:04
Giannetta, Belcore, Soldiers, Villagers, Nemorino, Adina
24
'Adina, think again'
4:52
Nemorino, Belcore, Adina, Giannetta, Villagers, Soldiers
25
'Today's our wedding'
3:11
Adina, Nemorino, Giannetta, Belcore, Villagers, Soldiers
Act II
No. 6: Introductory Chorus
26
'Sing up, then.'
2:27
Belcore, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers, Adina
27
'Since singing is your pleasure'
1:10
Dulcamara, Belcore, Giannetta, Villagers
28
'I am rich and you are pretty'
2:27
Dulcamara, Adina, Villagers
29
'Pray silence!'
1:57
Belcore, Villagers, Dulcamara, Adina, Giannetta
30
'I always like a wedding'
1:52
Dulcamara, Nemorino
No. 7: Scene and Duet
31
'Is that not like a woman'
1:13
Belcore, Nemorino
32
'Twenty florins!'
4:42
Nemorino, Belcore
33
'Shake my hand, then, my young shaver'
3:29
Belcore, Nemorino
No. 8: Chorus
34
'Can it be possible?'
4:20
Village Women, Giannetta
No. 9: Quartet
35
'I've polished off two bottles now'
1:39
Nemorino, Village Women, Giannetta, Adina, Dulcamara
36
'It's magnificent!'
2:27
Nemorino, Adina, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers
37
'I see it perfectly'
3:11
Nemorino, Adina, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers
38
'Why should he seem so happy?'
1:31
Adina, Dulcamara
No. 10: Duet
39
'How he loved me!'
4:20
Adina, Dulcamara
40
'With a look of love and laughter'
2:49
Adina, Dulcamara
No. 11: Romance
41
'Only one teardrop glistened there'
5:13
Nemorino
No. 12: Recitative
42
'Here she is.'
1:36
Nemorino, Adina
43
'Take it!'
3:46
Adina, Nemorino
44
'All right. Take this, then!'
4:20
Nemorino, Adina
No. 13: Finale II
45
'Halt! Right turn!'
1:58
Belcore, Adina, Dulcamara, Nemorino, Villagers, Giannetta
46
'It will give you cheeks like peaches'
2:38
Dulcamara, Villagers, Adina, Nemorino, Belcore
Barry Banks tenor - Nemorino
Mary Plazas soprano - Adina
Ashley Holland baritone - Belcore
Andrew Shore baritone - Dr Dulcamara
Helen Williams soprano - Giannetta
David Parry
7-11 February 1999