Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore (2018): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2018, Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore is a komödie, liebesfilm and musik film directed by Matthew Diamond, running about 142 minutes. “Polenzani and Yende Make the Met’s L’elisir d’amore Revival Something to Remember” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Donizetti’s bubbly romantic comedy about a spunky landowner, a hapless peasant, and the dubious love potion that may or may not bring them together never fails to delight audiences. In this performance from the Met’s Live in HD series, South African soprano Pretty Yende stars as Adina, imbuing her character with lovable warmth while tossing off effortless coloratura passages from beginning to end. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Nemorino, Adina’s love-struck admirer, who pours out his heart in the moving aria “Una furtiva lagrima.” The cast also includes baritone Davide Luciano as the swaggering Sergeant Belcore and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as the wily Dr. Dulcamara, and Domingo Hindoyan conducts Bartlett’s Sher’s charming and colorful production.

Who’s in it. Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore stars Pretty Yende as Adina, Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino, Davide Luciano as Belcore and Ildebrando d'Arcangelo as Dulcamara, among others.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore page.

If you liked it. Fans of Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.