The stage of the Royal Opera House becomes a meeting ground for a celebration of Verdi's Il trovatore, now available on Blu-ray. Word-class stars tenor José Cura, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, soprano Verónica Vilarroel and Yvonne Naef join together to explore the love and vengeance of Verdi's score, filling the stage with stunning fight sequences and grand sets by Elijah Moshinsky. Carlo Rizzi conducts. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.
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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 1080i
Sound: PCM 2.0 / 5.1
Region code: All Regions
Running time: 172 mins
Subtitles: EN/FR/GE/SP