Donizetti’s charming comedy is a celebration of innocence, so what setting could be better than a small Italian-American community in the Napa Valley, circa 1915? In this ingenious update, the naïve Nemorino believes that a love potion will win him Adina’s heart. Blossoming from a shy Italian immigrant to a plucky entrepreneur, he captures both his sweetheart and the American dream over the course of this delightful opera buffa. Tenor Ramón Vargas superbly embodies the role of the lovesick Nemorino, “which he sang with ardent lyricism and affecting poignancy” at the Met, according to The New York Times. The beautiful Adina is sung by the stunning Inva Mula, whose “agile voice” The New York Times praised for its “lovely timbre and a natural fluidity.”

• Approximate running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes including one intermission
• Sung in Italian with English supertitles


• Adapted from a co-production with Opera Colorado, Boston Lyric Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre and Fort Worth Opera
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  This production is made possible, in part, by the San Francisco Opera Guild.
• Mr. and Mrs. David T. Traitel are proud to make Ramón Vargas’s appearance possible.
• Production photo: Matthew Staver, courtesy of Opera Colorado
• Cast, program and schedule are subject to change

Performances

• Wed Oct 29 2008   7:30 pm
• Sat Nov 1 2008   8 pm High-definition video projection screens will be featured on the balcony level for this performance.

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• Wed Nov 5 2008   7:30 pm High-definition video projection screens will be featured on the balcony level for this performance.

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• Sun Nov 9 2008   2 pm High-definition video projection screens will be featured on the balcony level for this performance.

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• Fri Nov 14 2008   8 pm
• Tue Nov 18 2008   8 pm
• Sun Nov 23 2008   2 pm
• Wed Nov 26 2008   7:30 pm

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