Michael Oliver presents the fifth of nine programmes featuring recorded performances by the great tenor. Donizetti L'Elisir d'Amore
This rustic comedy - to a libretto by Felice Romani - tells how the devotion of the simple peasant Nemorino to his beloved Adina eventually triumphs, thanks to the help of a couple of bottles of Bordeaux supplied by the quack Dulcamara. Sung in Italian.
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conductor John Pritchard
Next week, Domingo sings in Gomes's // Guarany