Study Guide
Study Guide Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Beginner's Guide to Opera
- Who's Who At the Opera
- The Lyric Opera House
- BOC Education Programs
- A Bibliography of Selected Readings
- Education Resources
2008-2009 SEASON
2007-2008 SEASON
2006-2007 SEASON
2005-2006 SEASON
2004-2005 SEASON
2003-2004 SEASON
2002-2003 SEASON
PREVIOUS OPERAS
L'lser d'amore
The Elixir of Love
Background
L'elisir d'amore was the most frequently performed of Donizetti's works during his lifetime and is the earliest of his works never to have left the standard repertoire. This is particularly impressive when one considers that this opera was written in less than a month's time from libretto to final score. Elisir was written in response to a request for an opera buffa from Alessandro Lanari, who was producing a season at the Teatro Canobbiana and was an unqualified success at its premiere.