What's the secret to a show that premiered in 1983 continuing to be a success four decades later? Stage director Mario Gas doesn't have the magic formula, but he believes it has something to do with "creating a slice-of-life comedy that offers a lot of stagecraft, but isn't just pure entertainment." He's the mastermind behind the production of The elisir of loveDonizetti's opera, which the Gran Teatre del Liceu is hosting again this season, after years of captivating audiences time and again. With Venezuelan maestro Diego Matheuz conducting, the production will feature a cast of top-tier performers, headlined by sopranos Pretty Yende, Serena Sáenz, and Marina Monzó, and tenors Javier Camarena, Michael Spyres, and Filipe Manu. The elisir of love It premieres this Saturday—in an evening that will coincide with the lighting of the Liceu's Christmas lights—and will run until December 15.