01/12/13 – Il Trovatore – 1PM
Metropolitan Opera
Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
Sung in Italian
Approximate running time: 2 hrs. 46 min., including 1 intermission
Il Trovatore returns to the Met in a revival the New York Times calls “rousing, satisfying, truly fun.” David McVicar’s vivid production keeps the action moving in Verdi’s intense melodrama, which includes some of the composer’s most memorable music. Carmen Giannattasio, Patricia Racette, Angela Meade, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Marco Berti, Franco Vassallo, and Alexey Markov take on leading roles, with a pair of star mezzos sharing the role of the gypsy Azucena: Stephanie Blythe and Dolora Zajick.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the San Francisco Opera Association.
Cast/Crew
Conductor: Daniele Callegari
Leonora: Patricia Racette
Azucena: Stephanie Blythe
Manrico: Marco Berti
di Luna: Alexey Markov
Ferrando: Christophoros Stamboglis
Production: David McVicar
Set Designer: Charles Edwards
Costume Designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting Designed by: Jennifer Tipton
Choreographer: Leah Hausman
Photos by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera