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The Elixir of Love:
In Concert at the Villa Montezuma
You can’t buy love – but maybe you can drink it!
Gaetano Donizetti’s beloved opera The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore) is a classic romantic comedy, called “opera buffa” in Italian. Set in the Basque Country, it’s a charming story of five colorful characters: Nemorino, a simple, sincere peasant; Adina, a beautiful, wealthy landowner; Belcore, a dashing, pompous sergeant; Dr. Dulcamara, a charlatan medicine man; and Gianetta, the village gossip.
Nemorino loves Adina, who mocks his infatuation. When Sergeant Belcore arrives to court Adina, Nemorino finds a solution as Dr. Dulcamara comes to town peddling his potions. Dulcamara sells the unsuspecting Nemorino an Elixir of Love, which is just wine. Can the elixir work some magic after all?
Cinballera Entertainment presents this opera in concert at the Villa Montezuma with piano, highlighting the five soloists, Alexis Alfaro, Tiffany Brannan, Igor Vieira, Bryan Dahl, and Rebekah Brannan.
Where: Villa Montezuma Museum, 1925 K Street, San Diego
When: June 1 (Sunday) at 3 PM and June 2 (Monday) at 7 PM
Cinballera Entertainment concludes its second season with a captivating collage of music, dance, fairytale, and fantasy! Blending love and heartbreak with fable and fancy, “A Dream Before Summer” takes the audience on a whimsical journey from the wooded island of a child’s imagination to the haunted forest of grown men’s demise!
The journey starts with John Nettles’s original children’s ballet “Wild Things,” co-choreographed by Rebekah Brannan to his choral tone poem. Then, we travel to Germany’s Black Forest with Giacomo Puccini’s first opera, “Le Villi,” a rarely performed masterpiece with interwoven ballet.
Presented in collaboration with the City Ballet Orchestra and Pacific Coast Chorale, this season finale is a magical adventure for the whole family unlike anything you’ve ever seen before!
Want to come to both our June shows? Become a VIP donor and get priority tickets to both!
Make a donation of $100, and we will give you a front-row seat to both The Elixir of Love and A Dream Before Summer. You can go to either date of both shows. In appreciation of your generosity, you'll be invited to an intimate VIP-only reception after The Elixir of Love and granted exclusive backstage access at A Dream Before Summer.
Just fill out the form below to complete your donation of $100 or more (for example, you can give $200 for two VIP Donor Packages). We'll email you shortly to determine which performance you want to attend of each show.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to look behind the scenes at two Cinballera shows in one week!