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De Marchi, Alessandro, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra

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A live performance in Bergamo, Donizettis hometown! Lelisir damore, featuring a cast of many talented young singers!!In Bergamo, Donizettis hometown, the season-opening performance is designated as the Gaetano Donizetti Music Festival, and a Donizetti opera is staged there every year. The 200708 season opened with *Lelisir damore*. Raul Hernandez, who sang the role of Nemorino, is a tenor from Mexico. He is a lyrical tenor whose repertoire ranges from Donizetti to Verdis early operas. In May 2002, during the Biwako performance of *I Puritani* as part of the Bologna Operas tour of Japan, he sang the role of Arturo opposite Gurblova. Sylvia Dalla Benetta is a soprano who has been making a name for herself in recent years. Adina is her signature role. Alex Esposito is a native of Bergamo, the very city where the opera is set. He is a young Italian barito