Opera in 4 acts. Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano and Leone Emanuele Bardare ; based on the play El trovador by Antonio García Gutiérrez. Program notes by Ellen Keel and synopsis by Roger Parker (16 p. : ports.) inserted in container. Extras: Backstage at the Met with Sondra Radvanovsky, Marcelo Álvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Dolora Zajick. Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Conte di Luna) ; Sondra Radvaovsky (Leonara) ; Dolora Zajick (Azucena) ; Marcelo Álvarez (Manrico) ; Stefan Kocán (Ferrando) ; Maria Zifchak (Ines) ; Eduardo Valdes (Ruiz) ; Robért Maher (vecchio zIngaro) ; Raymond Aparentado (messo) ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Marco Armiliato, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host. Recorded Apr. 30, 2011, for Great performances.
Summary:
The Count di Luna fights Manrico over Leonora. He does not know that Manrico, a troubador who was raised by the gypsy woman Azucena, is actually his long-lost brother.
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