#l’elisir d’amore

[leporellian]

monostatos (“stands alone”) and nemorino (“[the] little nobody”) fighting in the pit for saddest possible name to give a tenor character in an opera

[spghtrbry]

FINALLY…. l’elisir d’amore, THE UKRAINIAN AU…

so everything’s basically the same, except it’s happening somewhere in the central ukraine (presumably sloboda, maybe a little bit more western… for example POLTAVA lol)

also dulcamara sells nemorino a bottle of horilka (ukrainian vodka) instead of red wine

yeah also the vibe i get from this is very...... gogol-ish ... idk if you read his plays you know klfslkjlksd

nemorino is now nemir, adina is … idk probably her name doesn’t change, belcore is BOGDAN which is. very funny trust me, and um i couldn’t come up with a slavic name for dulcamara smidneifjdudejsisi

@malusienki @supercantaloupe (gd i forgot who was at the stream…….and who asked to tag them if i'll make the au………sorry it was a while ago sjdnajdjejdn)

[opera-shitpost]

Guys, if a girl accepts to marry you right before you go off to war, that means she likes you.

If a girl buys your military contact to prevent you from going to war, that means she loves you.

[rayatii]

Having SO MANY THOUGHTS on L’elisir. NEED to talk.

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

(For the character opinion bingo) I don’t exactly remember all of your blorbos (at least from the operas that I have watched; I feel like such a bad friend! 😅), but: Mimì, Nemorino, Figaro, Lucia (Ashton), and one Verdi girlie of your choice!

embarrassingly late BUT:

Mimì:

Nemorino:

Figaro:

Lucia:

Maria-Amelia Grimaldi (Simon Boccanegra):

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

production of l’elisir d’amore where everything is the same except this is dulcamara’s cabinet

since when did snapple start dabbling in elemental elixirs

[nerdanel01]

Emmrook at the Opera

In honor of Sylvia confirming Emmrich’s occasionally into a “bold Orlesian opera” (one of the most exciting things to ever happen to me), I wanted to put together this little post on resources for anyone who might be curious about the genre, or want to incorporate it into their fic writing.

It’s going to be a little USA-heavy because I do, unfortunately, live in the land of hamburgers and assault rifles, but the silver lining is that I also live in the country that created this:

The Metropolitan Opera House in NYC has to be one of the largest opera houses in the world, at least partially because of the fact that it was built much more recently than many of the old ones. When it’s full, it fits over four thousand people in it. I once took a tour of the backstage with one of my best friends who told me, partially in jest, “Wow, I’ve never seen you look at your boyfriend the way you’re looking at this building.” I broke up with that boyfriend like a year later, but the Met is my love for life. I love the red velvet on the walls and the seats. I love the giant Marc Chagall paintings. I love the sputnik chandelier. I love the peeling gilt gold on the ceilings, which I often have a perfect view of from my seats in the nosebleeds. The Met is my boo. 

Onto the resources!

If you just want to watch a movie that FEATURES opera but is not specifically an opera:

Moonstruck - Cher tries to invite her fiance’s brother (Nicholas Cage) to her wedding. Can you imagine what happens to Cher and Nicholas Cage next. Features the both of them on a date at the Met Opera (my beloved!) and excerpts from La Boheme. One of my all time fave movies, I identify deeply with Cher’s grandfather in the film. 

Falling for Figaro is a pretty cute romcom about a finance chick who quits her job to pursue her dream of becoming a soprano. 

And listen like the singing in Phantom of the Opera (2004) is. Not great. (I’m sorry Gerard Butler, I loved you when I was twelve.) But the opening sequence of the rolling camera pulls through the opera house as the overture plays will haunt me for the rest of my life. 

If you’ve never seen an opera before, and want to watch one (either online or in person), I recommend starting with one of these:

La Boheme - One of the most popular operas, period. Also, it’s literally RENT. Beat for beat, from ‘will you light my candle’ to ‘la vie boheme,’ it’s RENT, just sung in Italian and set in Paris. (Spoilers, the ending in the opera is more tragic.)

L’Elisir D’Amore - If you like Agnes and Emmrich because you enjoy watching two idiots who are obviously in love with each other pine for each other, this is a good one. Very sweet. One of my faves.

The Barber of Seville - I think this one is very approachable if you think of it as a comic version of Sweeney Todd, if Sweeney had no tragic backstory and Jamie was a young noble. It’s a romance, shenanigans are had, and Largo al Factotum is one of the biggest bops of all time. 

My personal favorites also include Akhaten, La Fille Du Regiment, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Turandot, but your mileage may vary with these—Akhnaten is very contemporary, productions of Turandot sometimes feature some pretty heckin’ yikes orientalism. 

If you want to listen to opera music:

WQXR is NYC’s Classical Music Station. In addition to their regular classical music stream (which is also very good) they have a separate stream of just opera music called Operavore. (I also love New Sounds, but the streams vary wildly and its definitely an acquired taste.)

The Met broadcasts a series of live Sunday radio transmissions every year starting in the spring, available online and also via WQXR.

The Chicago Lyric Opera has a bunch of their live streams archived online.

I have also made a playlist where I’ll be adding all the songs featured in my Emmrook fics. :)

If you want to watch an opera stream online:

OperaVision

There’s this incredible list from OperaWire

But there’s also this site, where you can find pretty much anything

The Met also has it’s own paid streaming service, which is SPENSIVE on the subscription model, but if there’s something you really want to see and can’t find elsewhere, they allow you to rent single titles for $4.99 each.

I do strongly recommend, if you have any interest at all and have the opportunity, to go see an opera in person. For me it makes such a difference to be there in person, and it’s not as expensive as you might think! Plus, since opera is a dying art and opera houses are desperate for new audiences (at least, in America) there are usually a number of discounted ticket programs. (Again, the list below is super USA centric, I’m so sorry—and of those below, I’ve only been to the Met myself.)

The Metropolitan Opera is the biggest opera company in the US in terms of literally the number of operas they put on a year. Other than a brief break in February, the opera is pretty much in session 5 nights a week, from October through the end of May. 

Family Circle. I love the family circle. I’ve spent so much time in the Family Circle. The acoustics ARE genuinely better up here than they are in other parts of the house, and depending on the opera, tickets in the Family Circle typically go between $26-45 dollars each.

Rush Tickets are available every day online—these are usually seats in the orchestra. I can’t remember exactly but I think these are always $25. 

If you’re feeling ~opulent and looking for a very special date night, the Met also runs a program called Fridays Under 40. It’s a special priced Orchestra ticket for people under 40. Many of the dates also include little parties where they usually have photo booths, charcuterie, etc., and opportunities to meet some of the cast.

The Detroit Opera offers student rush tickets, although it looks like you have to be at the box office in person to get them. 

The Chicago Lyric Opera has discounts for students and 50% off rush tickets.

The San Francisco Opera has a great offer for first-time opera attendees who live in the Bay Area - $20 for two great seats

The L.A. Opera also offers student rush discount tickets, and $30 tickets for attendees under 30 years of age.

I am not aware of any discounts for the Santa Fe Opera but it looks so cool and it’s on my bucket list to go one day <3

Dallas Opera offers student discounts and discounts for attendees 21-45 (although it looks like they’re aksing for a membership fee for the 21-45 program—boooo Dallas Opera)

Not super clear on the specifics, but Houston Grand Opera also offers some kind of Under 40 discount on select performances

Opera Philadelphia, which recently appointed my all-time-favorite opera singer Anthony Roth Constanzo as their director, offers $10 rush tickets and student discounts

Tips for your first time at the opera, if you do go:

A thing I did not know before I started going to the opera is that even though they are sung in foreign languages, there are almost always subtitles. At the Met, these are transmitted to the chair back in front of you and available in a variety of other languages. Other houses often project the titles above or at the side of the stage.

If you don’t want to read and listen at the same time, synopses are almost always available in your program or ahead of time.

The food and drink is expensive and almost always not worth it. When I go to the Met with my friends, I regularly bring in alcohol minis as well as little cheese/meat/fruit plates in tupperware in my purse. We eat these outside the theater at intermission. No one has every batted an eye at me. (Mileage may vary at other theaters.)

I know opera has a Reputation, and I definitely was a little worried at first that I would look out of place and people would be snide to me. I have never found this to be the case. The only reason someone will be an asshole to you is if you have your phone out or are talking during the performance—don’t do that. Keep it in your pocket until intermission and silence your notifications. 

Crawl into my dms to talk to me about opera at any time, I will happily yap your ear off

[lady--vixen]

L'ELISIR D'AMORE

L’opera fu composta da Donizetti in un lasso di tempo assai ristretto: meno, dicono i biografi donizettiani, di due settimane. Sono note le circostanze in cui vide la luce questa partitura destinata a essere una delle più acclamate del teatro musicale. L’impresario del teatro milanese della Canobbiana, trovandosi in difficoltà per la mancata promessa di un compositore che si era impegnato per un’opera da mandare in scena, si rivolse disperato a Donizetti, supplicandolo di salvarlo, magari mettendo a nuovo una sua opera già fatta. Il musicista non accettò la proposta, ma fece una controproposta azzardata: scrivere un’opera tutta nuova, nello spazio di 15 16 giorni. L’impresario, trovandosi a malpartito, fu ben lieto di accettare. L’elisir d’amore venne rappresentato nel teatro milanese, il 12 Maggio 1832, con esito trionfale. L’opera tenne il cartellone per 32 sere consecutive. Il pubblico e la critica sancirono la nascita di un capolavoro.

se Donizetti in 2 settimane ha partorito un capolavoro, vuoi che io non possa tirar fuori un semiobbbbbrobrio? 2 settimane con in mezzo vigilia, natale, santo Stefano, san Silvestro, capodanno e la befana... COMECAZZOFACCIO???

brano tratto dal sito gbopera.it... brano a cui ho dovuto correggere punteggiatura e verbi prima di postarlo qui 🧐

[spacelazarwolf]

What are some of your favorite operas?

my absolute favorite is l’elisir d’amore. i also really like mozart’s operas in general. love puccini, and i did an aria from jennifer higdon’s cold mountain a few years ago and it was amazing.

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

elisir di sì perfetta

di sì rara qualità

ne sapessi la ricetta

conoscessi chi ti fà!

piece i made for a production of sweeney todd i did props and set for! i usually costume but this was a fun respite

going to start trying to add image ids to my artwork as well.

image id: An early victorian snake-oil poster with the heading “Ladies love… Pirelli’s Elissir Miracoloso.” A drawing of a woman with ringlet curls and a smoothly parted bun with two small roses pinned in, as well as a rather simple evening dress holds a small bottle. An intentionally tony disclaimer below reads “May cause the following symptoms: irritation of the skin and eyes, burning, itching, peeling, scabs, bleeding pustules, blisters, and sores. Ingestion may cause inflammation and ulcers in the nose, throat, stomach and mucousal linings.” End id

[drinkthemlock]

the opera is l’elisir d’amore btw and i feel SO BAD for nemorino bro he’s just really in love and really drunk and everyone be hating…..

[leporellian]

l’elisir d’amore is a kidz bop version of carmen. 163627 opera posts remain

[slaygentford]

My favorite operas rated by how wrong Lestat is in his opinion of them.

5. Barber of Seville. I think he wants to be slash fuck Figaro and I can’t stomach that because a sexy Figaro is the only thing that Carries me through this post human chatgpt cold modern landscape. Get a job. You will never be Figaro qua figaro la. Wanting to be/fuck him is a pretty mild crime however. There are no real wrong opinions involved except his own hubris. Also I think he thinks he could sing figaro and that’s embarassing

4. Orpheus in the underworld. Again largely inoffensive takes except that he has like immense fomo that he didn’t spend the 1860s in Paris which is like, get over it. I also think he thinks that this opera is endlessly funny and gives and gives and it doesn’t. It just doesn’t. I love it but it’s a rare listen. You can’t wear out the cd. It’s not meant for that. But he does because of the fomo and it’s like okay take the fucking aux cord away from him please god the can can is not that funny

3. Così fan tutte. Here we get into real problematic territory. This is a brain off prima facie misogyny extravaganza for Lestat. Women ARE just like that, thinks Lestat. Histrionics. Amusing histrionics but histrionics. He somehow makes this about fucking actors and musicians but seeking a proper lady of society to wife. Like he would fuck the entire female cast and think it’s funny that they’re irl slutty and not wife material and he would out loud comment on this. The phrase loose woman would probably get involved and in a really vulgar pun on top of it. The entire viewing experience of this is just an evening reinforcing his Edwardian family values. Get away from her. GET A JOB

2. La traviata. Man shut the hell up

1. L’elisir d’amore. Local man who had to fight wolves for dinner 150 years ago thinks he’s still poor and can relate to the trials of Italian peasants. Lots of “back in my day” sort of talk; mean about the barber character without recognizing that is literally him in several ways. Convinces himself he’s a tenor and tries to sing una furtiva. Rough for the entire household. This takes first place bexause if I was trying to enjoy this, one of my favorite opera experiences of all time, and I had to sit next to him, and had to put up with his condescending laughter at the romance shenanigans when he is literally stupider than any character here, I’d push him out of the box and straight into the orchestra

[woodsteingirl]

il barbiere di siviglia……..‼️ l’elisir d’amore! operatic borrowing in sweeney todd.

[rayatii]

i think your opera is definitely l’elisir d’amore :)

No surprise there 😁 (and by the way, I am working on another Elisir fic 😉)

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

😍😍😍