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L'elisir d'amore
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love, ) is a comic opera (') in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's ' (1831). The opera premiered on 12 May 1832 at the Teatro della Canobbiana in Milan.
Background.
Written in haste in a six-week period, "L'elisir d'amore" was the most often performed opera in Italy between 1838 and 1848 and has remained continually in
Company in Brazil and made her professional debut as Barbarina in "The Marriage of Figaro". Her early success continued when she was offered a place as a soprano soloist at the Camerata Antiqua of Curitiba concert touring group with whom she performed extensively throughout her native country for many years as a soloist. Di Laccio continued her education at the Royal College of Music in London, where she gained post graduate diplomas in opera performance and as an early music specialist.
Operatic roles include Adina ("L'elisir d'amore"), Gilda