Royal Opera House: Il Trovatore (2023)

Plot Summary

Passions run high as Manrico and the Count di Luna compete for the affections of Leonora. Little do they know, Manrico’s mother Azucena has been keeping a terrible secret for decades. Soon a curse from the past will rise up from the ashes with devastating implications for them all. Starring Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Yusif Eyvazov, Gregory Kunde, Ludovic Tézier and Jamie Barton, Adele Thomas’s energetic staging sets Verdi’s tale in a Hieronymus Bosch-inspired universe of medieval superstition. On the podium, Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi’s dramatic score, featuring the famous Anvil chorus.

Full Cast & Characters

Yusif Eyvazov

MANRICO

Ludovic Tézier

COUNT DI LUNA

Jamie Barton

AZUCENA

Roberto Tagliavini

FERRANDO

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