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L'Elisir d'Amore
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, February 5, 1949 Matinee Broadcast
L'Elisir d'Amore (64)
Gaetano Donizetti | Felice Romani
- Adina
- Bid? Say?o
- Nemorino
- Ferruccio Tagliavini
- Belcore
- Frank Valentino
- Dr. Dulcamara
- Italo Tajo
- Giannetta
- Inge Manski
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Antonicelli
Review 1:
Review of James Hinton Jr. in Musical America
The Saturday afternoon broadcast presentation of "L'Elisir D'Amore" was a spirited affair. Bidu Sayao was again the Adina, and gave a performance that was delicate and charming in every respect. Ferruccio Tagliavini, as Nemorino, did a thoroughly competent job of bumpkin impersonation, and sang with lovely tone and carefully shaded dynamics. Italo Tajo was all that could be desired as Dulcamara, singing and acting with a vitality that, while it commanded the stage during his big moments, never got in the way of the other singers. Francesco Valentino, replacing Giuseppe Valdengo, who was indisposed, gave a performance that was in the exhilarating spirit of the afternoon, and Inge Manski's Ginnetta was an ornament to the stage. Giuseppe Antonicelli conducted
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