Details
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. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Approx. running time 3 hours
Cast/Performers
Anthony Michaels-Moore (Count di Luna),
Catherine Naglestad (Leonora),
Stephanie Blythe (Azucena),
Marcelo Alvarez (Manrico -Jan07 30 Feb07 2 / 5 / 8 / 12 / 15 / 18m),
Zoran Todorovich (Manrico - Feb07 23),
Raymond Aceto (Ferrando),
Kishani Jayasinghe (Ines),
Haoyin Xue (Ruiz)
Creatives/Company
Music:
VerdiLyrics:
Salvadore CammaranoProducer(s):
Royal Opera,
Teatro Real MadridConductor:
Nicola LuisottiDirector:
Elijah MoshinskyDesign:
Dante FerrettiCostume:
Anne TilbyLighting:
Howard HarrisonOther:
William Hobbs (fight arranger)