Il trovatore

T325943770
Blood brothers, separated at birth, become deadly rivals in love and in war. A mother, burnt at the stake for bewitching a child, is avenged by her gypsy daughter. A beautiful aristocrat sacrifices her honour to save the man she loves. The hot Spanish passions of these interwoven stories are distilled by Verdi into a score which for sheer tunefulness and vocal glory has no equal in his entire output. The immortal love songs of the principal characters contrast with the Anvil Chorus, the Soldiers Chorus and the matchless tension of the Miserere to create the essence of Italian opera.

Music	Verdi
Lyrics	Salvadore Cammarano

Archive :: production:T325943770, opera or operetta:S1962, venue:V377

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Live cinema relay: Jan17 31 2017

Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Other spaces: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	1st December 2016
Opened	4th December 2016
To	9th February 2017
When	Dec 1 11:30 (The Taylor Family Foudation Schools Matinee). Dec 4 18:30. Dec 7, 13, 16, Jan17 26, 28, 31, Feb17 3, 6, 9 at 19:30. Dec 10 at 19:00
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Reviews

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Company

Producer	Royal Opera House
Producer	Frankfurt Opera
Conductor	Richard Farnes
Director	David Bosch
Design	Patrick Bannwart
Design	Patrick Bannwart (video design)
Costume	Meentje Nielsen
Lighting	Olaf Winter
Performer	Maria Agresta (Leonora - Dec)
Performer	Lianna Haroutounian (Leonora - Jan / Feb)
Performer	Roberto Alagna (Manrico - Dec)
Performer	Gregory Kunde (Manrico - Jan / Feb)
Performer	Quinn Kelsey (Count di Luna - Dec)
Performer	Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Count di Luna - Jan / Feb)
Performer	Anita Rachvelishvili (Azucena)
Performer	Gabor Bretz (Ferrando - Dec)
Performer	Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Ferrando - Jan / Feb)
Performer	Jennifer Davis (Inez - Dec)
Performer	Francesca Chiejina (Inez - Jan / Feb)
Performer	David Junghoon Kim (Ruiz - Dec)
Performer	Samuel Sakker (Ruiz - Jan / Feb)

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