Donizetti’s romantic comedy of rural life shines brilliantly in Laurent Pelly’s hilarious staging, which matches the piece’s perfect blend of sentiment and tomfoolery. Italian conductor Daniele Rustioni conducts this star-studded cast revival. Lucy Crowe takes the dazzling soprano lead as Adina, the most sophisticated woman in the village, loved from afar by Vittorio Grigolo’s dashing but shy Nemorino, with Bryn Terfel as Dr Dulcamara, the larger than life travelling quack whose love potion gives Nemorino a powerful dose of courage – with both comic and touching results.