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. Running time: 3 hours.

Cast/Performers

Marco Berti (Manrico), Fiorenza Cedolins (Leonora), Irina Mishura (Azucena), Lado Ataneli (Count di Luna), Arutjun Kotchinian (Ferrando), James Edwards (Ruiz), Elizabeth Woollett (Ines)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Salvadore Cammarano
Producer(s): Royal Opera, Teatro Real (Madrid)
Director(s): Elijah Moshinsky, William Hobbs (fight director)
Design: Dante Ferretti
Costume: Anne Tilby
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Conductor: Edward Downes