Il Trovatore
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 16, 2009
Closed May 8, 2009
Opened Feb 16, 2009
Closed May 8, 2009
Running Time:
2hr. 45min.
2hr. 45min.
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Gianandrea Noseda conducts Marcelo Álvarez in the title role of the heroic troubadour and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as his powerful rival. Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the noble Leonora and Dolora Zajick reprises her interpretation of the gypsy woman fixated on past crimes and vengeance.
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On any CD compilation of Verdi arias, several blockbuster tunes from his often-maligned Il Trovatore would have to be included. Indeed, there are those who maintain that "The Anvil Chorus" is the most famous piece of music written for any opera ever. For that reason alone, there's a good case to be made for audiences waxing jubilant at any production throughout which the composer's music is sent soaring into the auditorium with consistent bravura -- which can indisputably be claimed for David McVicar's new production of Il Trovatore for the Metropolitan Opera, which is being presented in tandem with Lyric Opera of Chicago and San Francisco Opera.
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