L'elisir d'amore
Hi everybody, Mary here.
So, here is the fourth post of this second special #TheatreWeek, with the review of an opéra by Gaetano Donzetti, L'elisir d'amore. Without any further ado, let's get started shall we ?
L'elisir d'amore : is the elixir working to find love ?
The very first point that I will talk about is the love story between Adina, a rich and very well educated farmer and one of the only ones that are able to read, and thus, has "standards" when it comes to men, and knows lot of things about feeling and relationships. In the other hand, there is Nemorino, a young and shy framer with no money. There is also Belcore, a sergeant, who wants to have Adina for her beauty. But in the end, Adina and Nemorino end up together after a very, very long story, including a love elixir, money, and soldiers...
The second point hear I will talk about is the elixir itself : while actually being a bottle of Bordeaux wine, Nemorino believes that it's working, and the man selling it, Dulcamara, uses the ignorance of the population who don't even know how to read or don't know about other places aside from their homeland, and thus can sell his wine with a very high price. But in the end, as Nemorino has bought his first bottle that doesn't really work (you know why...) and then a second one, it's only this to his uncle dying and giving all his money as a legacy that he's getting hit on by women who want his money, and then see Adina coming back when she learns that he had enrolled himself in army to have enough for money to buy his second bottle of elixir.
The third and last point that I will talk about is how the characters change during the show : at the beginning, Adina just wanted a man for money or fame, and wanted to marry Belcore to make Nemorino jealous, and doesn't really dare about her feelings. She's very caring with all the other farmers in the village, but she doesn't really want to commit in a relationship and makes Nemorino's life a living hell. But in the end, she confesses her love to him and they end up together. Thanks to (a little careful sip peeps !) of wine, Nemorino drops his inhibition and becomes more assured to co fess his love to Adina. Belcore, the man who believes that he's just the best in the entire world, admit his defeat and says that basically, a here are thousands of women like Adina in the world, and that he will find his catch (seriously, it is refreshing to see a "villain" admit his defeat and go away simply without any thought of revenge) one day. And Dulcamara, who used to take money without caring about people in front of him, sees that he's set up a couple and is very happy and leaves as usual for other adventures.
Overall impression : very good love story, for children and adults alike, and a very great story about relationships and how a bottle of wine can change things.... hahaha.
Okay, that's it for today, I hope that you enjoyed this post, and I will see you very soon with another one !
And as usual. out last word : KIDNEYS !
The second point hear I will talk about is the elixir itself : while actually being a bottle of Bordeaux wine, Nemorino believes that it's working, and the man selling it, Dulcamara, uses the ignorance of the population who don't even know how to read or don't know about other places aside from their homeland, and thus can sell his wine with a very high price. But in the end, as Nemorino has bought his first bottle that doesn't really work (you know why...) and then a second one, it's only this to his uncle dying and giving all his money as a legacy that he's getting hit on by women who want his money, and then see Adina coming back when she learns that he had enrolled himself in army to have enough for money to buy his second bottle of elixir.
The third and last point that I will talk about is how the characters change during the show : at the beginning, Adina just wanted a man for money or fame, and wanted to marry Belcore to make Nemorino jealous, and doesn't really dare about her feelings. She's very caring with all the other farmers in the village, but she doesn't really want to commit in a relationship and makes Nemorino's life a living hell. But in the end, she confesses her love to him and they end up together. Thanks to (a little careful sip peeps !) of wine, Nemorino drops his inhibition and becomes more assured to co fess his love to Adina. Belcore, the man who believes that he's just the best in the entire world, admit his defeat and says that basically, a here are thousands of women like Adina in the world, and that he will find his catch (seriously, it is refreshing to see a "villain" admit his defeat and go away simply without any thought of revenge) one day. And Dulcamara, who used to take money without caring about people in front of him, sees that he's set up a couple and is very happy and leaves as usual for other adventures.
Overall impression : very good love story, for children and adults alike, and a very great story about relationships and how a bottle of wine can change things.... hahaha.
Okay, that's it for today, I hope that you enjoyed this post, and I will see you very soon with another one !
And as usual. out last word : KIDNEYS !
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