Le Trouvère

Il Trovatore Giuseppe Verdi Opéra Bastille Duration: 2h50 with 1 intermission Language: Italian Subtitles: French / English The story could be simple: a nobleman – the Count of Luna – and a troubadour – Manrico – covet the same woman: Leonora.

But to this classic rivalry is added a vengeance spanning two generations, spiced with sorcery, bonfires and switched babies. Convoluted? No matter! Il Trovatore is one of three masterpieces successfully created by Giuseppe Verdi in the 1850s along with Rigoletto and La Traviata.

A success due to a keen sense of drama and fiery music that transcends the libretto. At the height of his artistic maturity, Verdi offers each protagonist arias of breathtaking beauty and the choruses an anthological moment.

Director Alex Ollé sets the action in the context of World War I, apt to justify the extreme situations the characters face. Timur Zangiev Musical direction Alex Ollé, Staging Distribution Yusif Eyvazov Manrico (16 Jan. ) Tamara Wilson Leonora (16 Jan.

) Quinn Kelsey Il Conte di Luna (16 Jan. ) Yulia Matochkina Azucena Le Bu Ferrando (16 Jan. ) Margarita Polonskaya Ines BergsveinToverud Ruiz Fabio Bellenghi Un vecchio Zingaro