The new Avid Elixir hydraulic disc brake platform incorporates some novel technologies and promises some compelling performance but is it the real deal? Avid's engineers and designers certainly had a ...

Many a guy has hoped a bottle of wine would be the magic potion that wins him the affection of his crush. Florentine Opera tests that thesis in its entertaining new production of Donizetti's comic ...

Love potions -- or at least hopeful notions of love potions -- have been around for a long time. And why not? The pleasures of romance can be painfully hard to come by, and the idea of a magic formula ...

In Act Two, a lovesick Nemorino sings the bittersweet aria "Una furtiva lagrima." He sees "one furtive teardrop" in Adina's eye, a sign that he may still have a chance with her, and says he'd sooner ...

Donizetti's unassuming comedy serves up magic elixirs and romance -- and a couple of solid insights. It demonstrates that, when it comes to... Passions And Potions: Donizetti's 'The Elixir of Love' ...

In Act Two, Nemorino (tenor Celso Albelo) sings the bittersweet aria "Una furtiva lagrima." He sees "one secret tear" in Adina's eye, a sign that he may still have a chance with her, and says he'd ...