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Robert Wilson's lunar Trouvère in Parma is the antithesis of grand opéra

By Renato Verga, 30 September 2018
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“Wilson's staging is the antithesis of the grand-opéra spirit of the Parisian Trouvère”
Reviewed at Teatro Farnese, Parma on 29 September 2018
Programme
Verdi, Il trovatore (Sung in French (Le Trouvère))
Performers
Teatro Regio di Parma
Roberto Abbado, Conductor
Robert Wilson, Director, Set Designer
Julia von Leliwa, Costume Designer
Franco Vassallo, Il conte di Luna
Roberta Mantegna, Leonora
Nino Surguladze, Azucena
Giuseppe Gipali, Manrico
Marco Spotti, Ferrando
Tonia Langella, Ines
Luca Casalin, Ruiz, A messenger
Nicolò Donini, An old gipsy
Coro di Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
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Renato Verga
Renato Verga
Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.