Peach State Opera presents "The Elixir of Love"

By Nancy “Operaddict” Martin

Peach State Opera’s production of Donizetti’s “Elixir of Love” is this Sunday, March 1 at 3:00 p.m. in the Cole Auditorium of Georgia Perimeter College (in the Fine Arts Building CF) located at 555 N. Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston, GA 30021) performed in English. There will be a pre-opera talk by Carter Joseph ,who does the opera talks for The Atlanta Opera, at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $22 adult, $20 senior (over 60), $10 students (including college students with ID), $5 Georgia Perimeter College students, staff and faculty. All seating is general admission and parking is free. Tickets may be purchased on our website at www.peachstateopera.orgor at the door. The production is condensed and total performance time is approximately 2 hours.

We love groups and offer a great discount for group ticket purchases! For groups of 10 or more for our March 1 performance, tickets are only $10 each. Tickets must be purchased together as a group at the same time. For group sales information, please contact our Marketing Associate, Nancy Martin, at 404-373-8165 or her e-mail address at iljrd@yahoo.com

Donizetti’s sparkling comic opera, “The Elixir of Love” follows simple yet fervent country bumpkin, Nemorino, who is hopelessly in love with Adina, an independent and attractive yet fickle landowner. With the dashing Sergeant Belcore also competing for Adina’s affections, Nemorino turns in desperation to traveling con man, Doctor Dulcamara and his “elixir of love” (really a bottle of cheap wine). Ducamara’s faux love potion causes a domino effect of hilarious plot twists and surprising romantic turns in this masterpiece of beguiling arias and intoxicating duets.