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Join conductor and educator Oliver Prezant for a series of fun, informative talks on opera. Each talk will introduce you to opera basics while previewing one of the five operas of the Santa Fe Opera’s 2024 season. For more than 25 years, Oliver Prezant’s unique presentations have helped thousands of newcomers and established opera lovers deepen their experience of music and opera.-----
Gaetano Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love)
Libretto by Felice Romani
The courage to love … In this ever-popular comedy by Donizetti, Nemorino, a timid mechanic, loves Alina, an outgoing schoolteacher. How will he overcome his shyness and win her away from the conceited, overbearing Sergeant Belcore, who is aggressively wooing her? During the presentation we’ll luxuriate in lyrical beauty of the “bel canto” style (“beautiful singing”) and we’ll examine the mechanics of plot in this delicious, melodious comedy.
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▸ Upcoming talks:
Friday, April 26 - LA TRAVIATA
Friday, May 10 - DON GIOVANNI
Friday, May 24 - THE RIGHTEOUS
Friday, June 7 - DER ROSENKAVALIER
Friday, June 21 -THE ELXIR OF LOVE
Collected Works 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501 6:00 PM – 7:30 pm
▸No reservation necessary – Seating is first come first served
https://www.santafeopera.org/whats-on/opera-basics/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501-2101, United States,Santa Fe, New Mexico
