Miami Lyric Opera is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to historic accuracy in set and music. Sponsors are welcome for the 2012 season which opens with Tosca in March. Sponsorship of the English translation screen is available. Added this year, the subtitles were popular with the audience, helping them follow the story line.

Video by the MediaMojoGuy – Miami, Florida.

Miami Lyric Opera is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to historic accuracy in set and music. Sponsors are welcome for the 2012 season which opens with Tosca in March. Sponsorship of the English translation screen is available. Added this year, the subtitles were popular with the audience, helping them follow the story line.

Video by the MediaMojoGuy – Miami, Florida.

Video by the MediaMojoGuy – Miami, FL

Miami Lyric Opera opens the 2012 season with Tosca. Sponsors are welcome, including the English translation screen for each performance.

Video by the MediaMojoGuy – Miami, FL.

Miami Lyric Opera, under the artistic direction of Maestro Raffaele Cardone, is committed to historical accuracy. Our focus is on the music, not the set. More videos are on YouTube.com/MiamiLyricOpera.

The music of Gaetano Donizetti was showcased on 11 & 13 August 2011 at the Colony Theatre on Miami Beach. Tickets were $30 when purchased from the Box Office – 305.674.1040 – or online from Ticketmaster. Video by the MediaMojoGuy.

Miami Lyric Opera concluded the 2011 season with a critically acclaimed performance of Gaetano Donizetti’s Elixir of Love.

The 13 August 2011 finale featured (from left) Daisy Su as Gianetta, Daniel Snodgrass as Sergeant Belcore, Susana Diaz as Adina, David Pereira as Nemorino and Oscar Martinez as Dulcamara.

A free performance of Marina is scheduled for the Bandshell in North Beach (73 Street & Collins) on 5 November 2011. It’s part of the Miami Beach Cultural Promotion for residents.  Visit Miami Lyric Opera for details.

This performance of Elixir of Love included English translation of the Italian lyrics, helping the audience follow the story line. Sponsorship of the translations for next season is available. The Miami Lyric Opera is a 501c3 non-profit organization and needs your financial support. Contact Artistic Director Raffaele Cardone to learn more about sponsor options for 2012.

Samples from the opening night performance by Jessica Slatkoff Arteaga (Adina), Daniel Snodgrass (Sergeant Belcore), Oscar Martinez (Dulcamara) and David Pereira (Nemorino).

“Una furtiva lagrima” (lyrics below) was composed by Gaetano Donizetti, while the libretto was written by Felice Romani. It is sung by the character Nemorino during Act II of the opera.

Miami Lyric Opera presents Elixir of Love (L’Elisir D’Amore) by Gaetano Donizetti on 11 & 13 August 2011 at the Colony Theatre – 1040 Lincoln Road – Miami Beach. All seats are $30 from the Box Office – 305.674.1040. Subtitles will be used.

Video by the MediaMojoGuy – Miami, Florida.

Italian Text
Una furtiva lagrima
negli occhi suoi spuntò:
Quelle festose giovani
invidiar sembrò.
Che più cercando io vo?
Che più cercando io vo?
M'ama! Sì, m'ama, lo vedo. Lo vedo.
Un solo instante i palpiti
del suo bel cor sentir!
I miei sospir, confondere
per poco a' suoi sospir!
I palpiti, i palpiti sentir,
confondere i miei coi suoi sospir...
Cielo! Si può morir!
Di più non chiedo, non chiedo.
Ah, cielo! Si può! Si, può morir!
Di più non chiedo, non chiedo.
Si può morire! Si può morir d'amor.

English Translation
A single secret tear
from her eye did spring:
as if she envied all the youths
that laughingly passed her by.
What more searching need I do?
What more searching need I do?
She loves me! Yes, she loves me, I see it. I see it.
For just an instant the beating
of her beautiful heart I could feel!
As if my sighs were hers,
and her sighs were mine!
The beating, the beating of her heart I could feel,
to merge my sighs with hers...
Heavens! Yes, I could die!
I could ask for nothing more, nothing more.
Oh, heavens! Yes, I could, I could die!
I could ask for nothing more, nothing more.
Yes, I could die! Yes, I could die of love.