Il Trovatore

Overview

The Count Di Luna believes that his younger brother was murdered years before by a vengeful gypsy but still hopes that he may be alive. When he attempts to court the beautiful Leonora, he is enraged to discover that she has a lover – the troubadour, Manrico. Manrico and the Count duel, and afterwards Manrico reveals to Azucena, the woman he believes to be his mother, that when he had the opportunity to kill the Count he felt something holding him back.

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Cast

Daniele Gatti

Conductor

Francesco Meli

Manrico

Anna Netrebko

Leonora

Plácido Domingo

Il Conte di Luna

Marie-Nicole Lemieux

Azucena

Riccardo Zanellato

Ferrando

Diana Haller

Ines

Gérard Schneider

Ruiz/Un messo

Raimundas Juzuitis

Un vecchio zingaro

Vienna Philharmonic