Il trovatore / [music, Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto, Salvadore Cammarano] ; co-production with Teatro Real Madrid for BBC Television ; film directors, Paul Wu, Charlotte Gazzard ; producer, Frances Whitaker ; directed for television by Brian Large ; directed for the stage by Elijah Moshinsky.
Opera. Based on the play El trovador by Antonio García Gutiérrez. Verónica Villarroel (Leonora) ; Yvonne Naef (Azucena) ; José Cura (Manrico) ; Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Il Conte di Luna) ; The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House ; Carlo Rizzi, conductor. Recorded May 3, 2002 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Picture format 16:9. Booklet (21 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.) with synopsis and biographical information in English, French and German laid in container. Extra features on disc: Synopsis -- The cast and their characters -- Designing Il trovatore -- All about Schläger duelling.
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