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Italy's Giordano Lucà performs Una furtiva lagrima from Donizetti's L'Elisir d'amore, in the final of the 2009 91Èȱ¬ Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
Nemorino is a poor boy who loves a rich girl, Adina. But he is awkward and shy in his courting and has taken a so-called love potion to make himself attractive to her. Actually it is only cheap red wine, which makes him lose his inhibitions and just serves to make Adina think that he no longer loves her. In 'A furtive tear', Nemorino has noticed a tear in Adina's eye, making him realise that she loves him after all. He is so happy, he could die of love.
