Jose Cura leads the star cast of Verdi's blazingly passionate opera in Elijah Moshinsky's new Royal Opera House production co-produced with Teatro Real Madrid, with sets by the noted Italian film designer Dante Ferretti. With Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Count di Luna, Veronica Villarroel as Leonora, and Yvonne Naef as Azucena, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, is conducted by Carlo Rizzi.
Bonus features:
- Illustrated Synopsis
- The cast and their characters
- Designing Il Trovatore
- All about Schläger duelling
Part 1
Il trovatore
Act 1
1 Introduction (Ferrando, chorus)
2 Cavatina (Ines, Leonora)
3 Romanza and Trio (Count, Manrico, Leonora)
4 Gypsy chorus and song (Azucena, chorus)
5 Narrative (Manrico, Azucena)
6 Duet (Manrico, Azucena, Messenger)
7 Aria (Count, Ferrando, chorus)
8 Finale (Count, Ferrando, Leonora, Ines, Manrico, Ruiz, chorus)
Act 2
9 Introduction (Ferrando, chorus)
10 Trio (Count, Ferrando, Azucena, chorus)
11 Aira (Leonora, Manrico, Ruiz, chorus)
12 Aria and Miserere (Ruiz, Leonora, Manrico, chorus)
13 Duet (Count, Leonora)
14 Finale (Manrico, Azucena, Leonora, Count)