L'elisir d'amore, King's Head Theatre, Islington by Edward Bhesania

King's Head Theatre, Islington: Although still of kindergarten age, OperaUpClose has created 11 new productions. Its latest is Donizetti's bel canto comedy L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), reconceived by Valentina Ceschi, who directs, with a libretto by Thomas Eccleshare. The 19th-century rural Italian village setting is swapped for 1950s Hollywood and Adina, the land-owning love interest, is a g…

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