Wine Mag | 08.04.2026 12:16
An elegant, silver-plated hip-flask is one of my most treasured memories of a glorious time in the company of stage artists. On the front of the classic slug-fit shape (easily fitting a jacket pocket) it boasted ‘l’Elisir d’ amore’, finely engraved. Its origin was a special event: a Capab Opera production of that dazzlingly lovely opera buffa, a mini masterwork by Gaetano Donizetti.