Il Trovatore

08/15/2014

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2hrs 29min

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Music

Verdi's opera Il Trovatore, recorded during the 2014 Salzburg Festival.

STORY

The Count Di Luna believes that his younger brother was murdered years before by a vengeful gypsy but still hopes that he may be alive. When he attempts to court the beautiful Leonora, he is enraged to discover that she has a lover – the troubadour, Manrico. Manrico and the Count duel, and afterwards Manrico reveals to Azucena, the woman he believes to be his mother, that when he had the opportunity to kill the Count he felt something holding him back.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Daniele Gatti
  • Francesco Meli
  • Anna Netrebko
  • Plácido Domingo
  • Marie-Nicole Lemieux

    Director

  • Alvis Hermanis

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ZDF/Arte
  • Unitel Classica
  • ORF

    Production Countries

  • France
  • Austria
  • Germany

LANGUAGES

  • Italian