Behind-the-Scenes with Curtis Opera Theatre's "Elixir of Love"
Rehearsals are now underway for Curtis Opera Theatre‘s second production of the 2022–23 season, Gaetano Donizetti’s hilarious bel canto masterpiece, The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore), playing Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m. at the Philadelphia Film Center. This highly anticipated new production, led by visionary Metropolitan Opera director Sarah Ina Meyers, award-winning costume designer Whitney Locher, and internationally renowned scenic designer Cameron Anderson, is a celebration of one woman’s imagination and intellect, and a love letter to the brilliance and creativity of women across the ages.
In anticipation of Curtis’s whimsical, steampunk, and Victorian Era-inspired production, the creative team has generously given the Curtis community an exclusive sneak peek of the costume and scenic designs for the opera. This exciting new production captures the spirit of late 19th-century fashion and ingenuity, with one foot in the past and one in the future, as Meyers, Locher, and Andersson invite audiences to enter the fantastical mind of Adina, the opera’s wily heroine, here re-envisioned as a genius inventor and scientist.
Click HERE to learn more about this charming romantic comedy, conducted by Christian Capocaccia. View the set design and gallery of costume sketches below.
