Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore

Event Location: The Foundry, Cambridge

Join us for an unforgettable evening of gorgeous music, bel canto singing, hijinks and hilarity as Pico Opera presents our first night of L'elisir d'amore. This intimate, fully staged production will be performed in Italian with English titles, accompanied by our one-man orchestra, Pianist Aditya Raguram.

All seats will be within 10 rows of the stage on stadium seating, ensuring a fully immersive and truly unique opera experience. Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience the magic of opera up close and personal!

Ticket includes refreshments and desserts at the post-show reception

Synopsis: In a quaint little village, peasant Nemorino hopelessly dreams of nothing more than for the beautiful and sharp-witted farm owner, Adina, to notice his love and admiration. When a quack doctor, Dulcamara, comes to town selling a potion for every ailment, Nemorino asks for a remedy for Adina’s indifference. The charlatan takes what little Nemorino has in return for his “Elixir of Love”—in reality, a cheap bottle of wine. Nemorino, drunk on hope and an excess of vino, stumbles around content, unconcerned, and convinced Adina will fall for him within a few days. Suddenly neglected, Adina finds herself unexpectedly troubled, prompting her to vie to get Nemorino’s attention back by entertaining the advances of a handsome but noxious soldier, Belcore. So ensures chaos!

Featuring luscious melodies and crowd favorite arias (Una furtiva lagrima, Prendi, and more), you won’t want to miss this hilarious tale where innocent love ultimately conquers even the coldest of hearts.

Ticket Availability: Tickets will also be sold at the door on a first-come, first-served basis until the house sells out. Reserve your ticket by ordering through EventBrite!

About Us: Founded in 2023, Pico Opera is a community-based opera company performing intimate productions of bel canto masterworks in the Boston/Cambridge area. We are excited to share this beautiful music with you, up close and personal!

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Parking/Transit: The Foundry is accessible by a 10 min walk from the Kendall/MIT (red line) and Lechmere T stops (green line). Street parking and additional visitor information is available via The Foundry's website.

Ticket Fees -- Eventbrite includes a $3-4 ticket fee on top of the listed price. If you'd prefer not to pay this fee, the price at the door will not include fees.

Cast:

Srinivasan Raghuraman, Nemorino

Allison Hamilos, Adina

Henry Hu, Sergeant Belcore

Peter Bryan, Dottore Dulcamara

Ruofei Jia, Gianetta

Pico Opera Chorus, Peasants/soldiers/con artists/etc.

Accompanied on Piano by Aditya Raguram

Pico Scenes (at Intermission): Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen, from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte

Tong-Tong Ye (soprano), Pamina

Jakob Dahl (baritone) and Eduardo Gonzalez Bellido (baritone), Papageno

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