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| Composer | Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Salvatore Cammarano |
| Year | 1853 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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MadridIl trovatore
Verdi: Il trovatore
Nicola Luisotti; Francisco Negrín; Teatro Real; François López-Ferrer; Louis Désiré; Bruno Poet
MacerataIl trovatore
Verdi: Il trovatore
Dmitri Jurowski; Francisco Negrín; Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana; Coro Lirico Marchigiano "Vincenzo Bellini"; Franco Vassallo; Marta Torbidoni
ParisLe Trouvère
Verdi: Il trovatore
Timur Zangiev; Àlex Ollé; Opéra national de Paris; Alfons Flores; Lluc Castells; Urs Schönebaum; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Spanish Civil War Trouvère opens Wexford Festival Opera
The 74th Wexford Opera Festival opens with the French revision of Il trovatore that Verdi reforged for the Paris Opera.
Well cast, high-quality singers in Royal Opera Trovatore revival
Giacomo Sagripanti’s live wire dynamics and keenly judged tempo choices keep this revival of Verdi's Il trovatore buoyant at Covent Garden.
Il trovatore returns to the Met with an impressive young cast
Four superstars deliver dramatic moments in this revival of Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired staging of Verdi’s melodrama.
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ParisIl trovatore
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
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
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
Verdi wrote some terrific "larger than life" roles for mezzo-sopranos. Jamie Barton picks her favourite singers for her "top ten" playlist.