Verdi: Il trovatore DVD (The Royal Opera)

For this production of Verdi's Il trovatore, four acclaimed Verdians join together at the Royal Opera House: Tenor José Cura in the title role of Manrico, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Count di Luna, soprano Verónica Vilarroel as Leonora and Yvonne Naef as the gypsy Azucena. Carlo Rizzi conducts Elijah Moshinsky's lavish and updated mid-19th century production. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Manrico: José Cura
Luna: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Azucena: Yvonne Naef
Leonora: Verónica Vilarroel
Ferrando: Tómas Tómasson
Ines: Gweneth-Ann Jeffers 

Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
Sets: Dante Ferretti
Costumes: Anne Tilby 

Plus: Cast gallery / Illustrated synopsis / Cast interviews / Designing Il trovatore / Fight scenes documentary

Picture: 16:9
Sound: DD stereo
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 worldwide
Running time: 172 mins
Subtitles: EN/FR/GE/SP
Year: 2002