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.
Unfortunately the movie The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Sound | Gaetano Donizetti | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Felice Romani | Writer |
| Writing | Eugène Scribe | Original Story |
| Directing | Bartlett Sher | Director |
| Directing | Matthew Diamond | Director |
| Sound | Domingo Hindoyan | Conductor |
| Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Art | Bartlett Sher | Production Design |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Writing | Daniel-François-Esprit Auber | Original Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Zuber | Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | Lighting Design |
| Art | Michael Yeargan | Set Designer |
| Crew | Lidia Bastianich | Chef |