Genres:
Theater
Music
Release Date: 08/26/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Ger/Espanol
Dubbed: Italian
Sound: 2/DD5.1
Run Time: 173 min
Distributor/Studio: BBC Video/Opus Arte
One of
Giuseppe Verdi's most passionate and romantic operas has been given an opulent production in this staging by
Elijah Moshinsky, with sets designed by noted production designer
Dante Ferretti. Set in 15th century Spain,
Il Trovatore tells the story of
Manrico, a gypsy troubadour who has fallen in love with the duchess
Aragon; however, the
Count di Luna is also attracted to
Aragon, and when he attempts to take her from
Manrico, the troubadour takes the count's life in a duel, not realizing they were, in fact, brothers, and that his mother
Azucena actually stole him from a family of royals many years ago. This version of
Il Trovatore features
Jose Cura,
Veronica Villarroel,
Yvonne Naef, and
Dmitry Hvorostovsky.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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