{"product_id":"15723-donizetti-gaetano-romani-felice-l-elisir-d-amore-libretto","title":"[Donizetti, Gaetano. (1797–1848)] Romani, Felice. (1788–1865) \"L'Elisir d'Amore\" - Libretto","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eL'Elisir d'amore, melodramma giocoso in due atti, da rappresentarsi nell'I. R. teatro alla Canobbiana, la primavera dell'anno 1832. 42 pp. 12mo (17 x 10.5 cm). \u003c\/span\u003eOriginal wrappers with some light edge wear, overall fine. First edition libretto of Donizetti's best-known comedic opera, published around the time of its first performance in 1832. Fuld, p. 85.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eWritten in haste in a six-week period, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eL'elisir d'amore\u003c\/i\u003e was the most often performed opera in Italy between 1838 and 1848 and it has remained continually in the international opera repertory. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLe philtre \u003c\/i\u003e(1831). Donizetti insisted on a number of changes from the original Scribe libretto. The best known of these was the insertion of \"Una furtiva lagrima\" and the duet between Adina and Nemorino in the first act, \"Chiedi all'aura lusinghiera\".\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093594394783,"sku":"15723","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Donizettu_Elisir_Libretto_15723_3.jpg?v=1722189063","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/15723-donizetti-gaetano-romani-felice-l-elisir-d-amore-libretto","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}