This spring, see two semi-staged performances of Verdi’s revenge thriller, Il trovatore. Barely shortened to a dramatic ninety minutes, this efficiency delivers all of Verdi’s strongest music and iconic moments, heightened with narration to information you thru each twist and switch. Study in regards to the characters and plot under, then see it reside on the Ellie Caulkins Opera Home.
Il trovatore in Live performance is onstage on April 26 and Could 4. Tickets are on sale now, get yours immediately.
The Origins of Il trovatore
Composer – Giuseppe Verdi (October 1813 – January 27, 1901)
Librettists – Salvadore Cammarano (March 19, 1801 – July 17, 1852)
Premiere – January 19, 1853, Rome, Italy
The Characters of Il trovatore
Rely di Luna (baritone) – a nobleman and the commander of the Royalist Aragon troops. Performed by Ricardo José Rivera, making his Opera Colorado debut.
Manrico (tenor) – a troubadour and chief of the insurgent forces. Performed by Roberto de Biasio, making his Opera Colorado debut.
Azucena (mezzo-soprano) – a Romani girl, supposedly Manrico’s mom. Performed by Deborah Nansteel, making her Opera Colorado debut.
Leonora (soprano) – a noblewoman who’s in love with Manrico, however being courted by Rely di Luna. Performed by Alexandra Lobianco, returning to Opera Colorado after performing in Aida (Aida) in 2015.
Ferrando (bass) – Rely di Luna’s officer. Performed by Younger Bok Kim, returning to Opera Colorado after performing in Turandot (Timur) in 2023.
Ines (soprano) – Leonora’s buddy and confidante. Performed by 2024-25 Opera Colorado Artist in Residence Hallie Schmidt.
The Plot of Il trovatore
Spain within the fifteenth century.
Il trovatore — Act One
Rely di Luna, the commander of the Royalist Aragon troops, is enamored with Leonora, the queen’s lady-in-waiting, however she doesn’t return his affection. The Rely’s troops preserve watch outdoors the palace, the place they hear an unknown troubadour serenading Leonora. To go the time, the captain, Ferrando, tells the troops in regards to the Rely’s historical past. The Rely’s father as soon as burned a lady on the stake for witchcraft. The girl’s daughter took revenge by kidnapping the Rely’s toddler brother and burning him to dying. The Rely’s father died of grief and the Rely swore that he would discover the girl and get vengeance for his household.
In the meantime, Leonora confides in her buddy Ines that she has fallen in love with a thriller troubadour who serenades her every night time. Leonora rushes out to fulfill him, however mistakenly embraces Rely di Luna as an alternative. The troubadour, Manrico, reveals himself because the chief of the insurgent forces. The Rely is livid and challenges Manrico to a duel.
Il trovatore — Act Two
Within the duel, Manrico overpowered the Rely, however didn’t kill him. Manrico is badly injured in a battle and his mom, Azucena, nursed him again to well being.
Azucena, the girl for whom the Rely has been looking out, is haunted by the reminiscence of her mom’s dying. Her son, Manrico, asks her for extra particulars on the story. Azucena tells him that she kidnapped the Rely’s toddler brother, however mistakenly killed her personal youngster as an alternative. Manrico is confused by this confession, however Azucena convinces him that he’s certainly her son and that he should kill the Rely to make issues proper for his or her household. A messenger arrives to inform Manrico that Leonora believes he has died and he or she is about to enter a convent. Manrico leaves to cease her. The Rely and his males arrive on the convent to take Leonora by drive, however Manrico enters together with his troops. Within the chaos, Manrico and Leonora escape collectively.
Il trovatore — Act Three
The Rely and his males have surrounded the fortress the place Manrico and Leonora have taken refuge. The Rely’s troopers enter with Azucena, who was captured close by. When Azucena hear’s the Rely’s title, her response causes Ferrando to acknowledge her as the girl who murdered the Rely’s brother. Azucena calls out to Manrico to rescue her because the Rely orders a fireplace be constructed to kill Azucena.
Contained in the fort, Manrico and Leonora are on the point of be married. Manrico’s henchman arrives with information that Azucena has been captured and the Rely is getting ready to burn her on the stake. Manrico rushes off to save lots of Azucena.
Il trovatore — Act 4
Manrico and Azucena have been captured and are being held captive within the Rely’s fort. Leonora has escaped and involves the jail. The Rely arrives and Leonora presents herself to him in trade for Manrico’s life. Leonora then secretly takes a slow-acting poison, exhibiting that she would fairly die than be married to the Rely.
Leonora urges Manrico to flee, telling him that she has saved him by providing herself to the Rely. Manrico denounces Leonora and refuses to flee. The Rely seems as Leonora dies from the poison. The Rely sends Manrico to his execution. Azucena hears Manrico’s cries as he’s killed, and he or she reveals to the Rely that Manrico was his brother and that her mom has been avenged.
Are you able to see the opera reside?
See this twisted story of mistaken id in two semi-staged live performance productions on April 26 and Could 4. Tickets are on sale now.
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