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

COMPACT DISC ONE
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
73:20

COMPACT DISC TWO
Act II
No. 6: Introductory Chorus
1 'Sing up, then.' 2:27
Belcore, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers, Adina
2 'Since singing is your pleasure' 1:10
Dulcamara, Belcore, Giannetta, Villagers
3 'I am rich and you are pretty' 2:27
Dulcamara, Adina, Villagers
4 'Pray silence!' 1:57
Belcore, Villagers, Dulcamara, Adina, Giannetta
5 'I always like a wedding' 1:52
Dulcamara, Nemorino

No. 7: Scene and Duet
6 'Is that not like a woman' 1:13
Belcore, Nemorino
7 'Twenty florins!' 4:42
Nemorino, Belcore
8 'Shake my hand, then, my young shaver' 3:29
Belcore, Nemorino

No. 8: Chorus
9 'Can it be possible?' 4:20
Village Women, Giannetta

No. 9: Quartet
10 'I've polished off two bottles now' 1:39
Nemorino, Village Women, Giannetta, Adina, Dulcamara
11 'It's magnificent!' 2:27
Nemorino, Adina, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers
12 'I see it perfectly' 3:11
Nemorino, Adina, Dulcamara, Giannetta, Villagers
13 'Why should he seem so happy?' 1:31
Adina, Dulcamara

No. 10: Duet
14 'How he loved me!' 4:20
Adina, Dulcamara
15 'With a look of love and laughter' 2:49
Adina, Dulcamara

No. 11: Romance
16 'Only one teardrop glistened there' 5:13
Nemorino

No. 12: Recitative
17 'Here she is.' 1:36
Nemorino, Adina
18 'Take it!' 3:46
Adina, Nemorino
19 'All right. Take this, then!' 4:20
Nemorino, Adina

No. 13: Finale II
20 'Halt! Right turn!' 1:58
Belcore, Adina, Dulcamara, Nemorino, Villagers, Giannetta
21 'It will give you cheeks like peaches' 2:38
Dulcamara, Villagers, Adina, Nemorino, Belcore
59:15
Barry Banks tenor - Nemorino
Mary Plazas soprano - Adina
Ashley Holland baritone - Belcore
Andrew Shore baritone - Dr Dulcamara
Helen Williams soprano - Giannetta
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra
David Parry

Recorded in:
Blackheath Halls, London
7-11 February 1999
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Richard Smoker (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 20 Bit