February 10 (Saturday) 12:00 pm. Metropolitan Opera: L'elisir d'Amore. Metropolitan Opera - 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, Manhattan. https://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com

L'Elisir d'Amore has been among the most consistently popular operatic comedies for almost two centuries. The story deftly combines comic archetypes with a degree of genuine character development rare in works of this type. Its ending is as much a foregone conclusion as it would be in a romantic comedy film today-the joy is in the journey, and Donizetti created one of his most instantly appealing scores for this ride. Pretty Yende debuts a new role at the Met with her first Adina opposite Matthew Polenzani.