Work: Il trovatore

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Composer	Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Period	Romantic
Librettist	Salvatore Cammarano
Year	1853
Work type	Opera / Oratorio

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TallinnIl trovatore

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Estonian National Opera House, Oct 10, 12 mat

Verdi: Il trovatore

Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Neeme Kuningas; Estonian National Opera; Anna Kontek; Rasmus Rembel; Estonian National Opera Orchestra

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MadridIl trovatore

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Teatro Real: Sala Principal, 2026 Jun 29, Jul 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20

Verdi: Il trovatore

Nicola Luisotti; Francisco Negrín; Teatro Real; François López-Ferrer; Louis Désiré; Bruno Poet

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National Opera House: O’Reilly Theatre, Oct 17, 21, 24, 29, Nov 01

Verdi: Il trovatore

Marcus Bosch; Ben Barnes; Wexford Festival Opera; Liam Doona; Mattie Ullrich; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

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Well cast, high-quality singers in Royal Opera Trovatore revival

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Mark Valencia, 26 Feb

Giacomo Sagripanti’s live wire dynamics and keenly judged tempo choices keep this revival of Verdi's Il trovatore buoyant at Covent Garden.

***11

Il trovatore returns to the Met with an impressive young cast

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Susan Stempleski, 29 Oct

Four superstars deliver dramatic moments in this revival of Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired staging of Verdi’s melodrama.

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Barton’s Azucena drags Trovatore from the flames

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Mark Pullinger, 02 Jun

Adele Thomas’ Royal Opera staging channels the Marx Brothers in playing it for laughs, but the musical compensations are many under Sir Antonio Pappano.

***11

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ParisIl trovatore

On demand from Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Until 31 Aug 23:59

Verdi: Il trovatore

Daniele Callegari; Àlex Ollé; Opéra national de Paris; Alfons Flores; Lluc Castells; Urs Schönebaum; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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Royal Ballet & Opera issues new statement on Palestine flag

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Bachtrack, 25 Jul

Director of Opera, Oliver Mears, was filmed trying to remove a Palestine flag raised by a performer during the final curtain call for Il trovatore. RBO has since said their “goal is to act with integrity and compassion.”

Bachtrack top ten: Giuseppe Verdi

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Mark Pullinger, 09 Oct

Giuseppe Verdi was more than just an opera composer. He became a political figurehead. Our playlist includes nine of his most famous operas and his Requiem, described as “an opera in ecclesiastical garb”.

Jamie Barton: top ten Verdi mezzos

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Jamie Barton, 16 Nov

Verdi wrote some terrific "larger than life" roles for mezzo-sopranos. Jamie Barton picks her favourite singers for her "top ten" playlist.