Peasant boy buys love potion to woo rich girl. When that fails, he enlists in the army for a cash bonus, and buys more potion.
Director: Brian Large
Conductor: James Levine
First performance at Milan, May 12, 1832
Time: 19th century
Place: Italy
LP is very rotund here.
1 of only 7 IMDb opera performances listed on IMDb for KB (b. '48); only 4 are on Amazon (plus a concert).
None of the music really grabbed me.
Nice to run a comedy for a change.
Cast:
ADINA, a wealthy girl Soprano : Kathleen Battle
NEMORINO, a young peasant Tenor : Luciano Pavarotti
BELCORE, a sergeant Baritone : Juan Pons
DULCAMARA, a quack doctor Bass : Enzo Dara
GIANETTA, a peasant girl Soprano : Korliss Uecker
Met Opera, cond. Levine; 7
