Composition: L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti, Gaetano)
| Title | L'elisir d'amore |
| Alternative title | Melodramma giocoso in due atti |
| Creators | Gaetano Donizetti (composer) and Felice Romani (librettist) |
| Opus | A 36 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1832 |
| First published | 1833 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Dramma giocoso |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | voices and orchestra | Daniel Llewelyn James |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Ernest John Robertson |
| view | Selections | piano | Luigi Truzzi |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Barcarole "Io son ricco e tu sei bella" (Act II, sc.1) | piano | — |
| view | Una furtiva lagrima | 2 violins, viola and cello | Igor Osses |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1962 | Complete Score · view Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1962 | Complete Score · view Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Onstage Banda Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 · view Trumpet 1/2 · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani · view Bass Drum · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Horn 1 (E) · view Horn 2 (E) · view Cornet solo (A) (Onstage) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trombone/Euphonium · view Bass Trombone · view Snare Drum · view Snare Drum (Onstage) · view Bass Drum · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | 1833 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Bernard Latte | — | Segment 1 (pp.1-92) · view Segment 2 (pp.93-192) · view Segmenet 3 (pp.193-231 + 9 pp.) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Segment 1 (pp.1-92) · view Segment 2 (pp.93-192) · view Segment 3 (pp.193-245) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Preliminaries - Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Romanza: "Una furtiva lagrima" (tenor) | vocal score | Schirmer | 1906 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Romanza: "Una furtiva lagrima" (tenor) | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Romanza: "Una furtiva lagrima" (tenor) | vocal score | Ilia Lushpa | 2021 | Romanza: "Una furtiva lagrima" (tenor) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voices and orchestra |
Daniel Llewelyn James | 2019 | Front matter · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Horn · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | 1833 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarole "Io son ricco e tu sei bella" (Act II, sc.1) | Arrangement for piano | J.L. Peters | 1875 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Una furtiva lagrima | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
Recordings/Performances
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