The Elixir of Love

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Event The Elixir of Love
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 11 August 2008
Opening Date 11 August 2008
Last Date 21 August 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A bottle of wondrous potion (most likely snake-oil),a furtive tear, a gullible youth, a gorgeous girl and gloriously fresh music all combine to bring Donizetti's witty confection to life in the intimate setting of the Merlyn Theatre.

Two sparkling casts feature favourite Melbourne artists such as David Hobson, Antoinette Halloran, Roger Lemke, Roger Howell and conductor Warwick Stengards as they join forces with some of opera's brightest rising stars, including Operatunity Oz finalist Roy Best and, fresh from her debut at Covent Garden, brilliant young, soprano Elena Xanthoudakis.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Subjects Romance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gaetano Donizetti Composer
Warwick Stengards Conductor
Isabella Bywater Costume Designer
Stephen Medcalf Director
Felice Romani Librettist
Mark Howett Lighting Designer
Isabella Bywater Set Designer
Roy Best Singer
Danielle Calder Singer
Samuel Dundas Singer
Antoinette Halloran Singer
David Hobson Singer
Roger Howell Singer
Roger Lemke Singer
Christopher Tonkin Singer
Elena Xanthoudakis Singer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Victorian Opera website
Newspaper Advertisement
Event Identifier 76421
Dataset AusStage