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8.0 2h 25m

Il Trovatore

"Domingo always gives an artistic performance and it's somewhat amazing"

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in this production of Verdi's opera starring Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo. 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.

Top Cast

  • Anna Netrebko

    Anna Netrebko

    Leonora

  • Marina Prudenskaja

    Marina Prudenskaja

    Azucena

  • Gaston Rivero

    Gaston Rivero

    Manrico

  • Plácido Domingo

    Plácido Domingo

    Il conte di Luna

  • Florian Hoffmann

    Florian Hoffmann

    Ruiz

  • Anna Lapkovskaya

    Anna Lapkovskaya

    Ines

  • Adrian Sâmpetrean

    Adrian Sâmpetrean

    Ferrando

  • Daniel Barenboim

    Daniel Barenboim

    Self - Conductor

Overview

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in this production of Verdi's opera starring Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo. 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.

Rating

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