Located in the UK
Located in the USA
Located in Europe
- Giuseppe Verdi
Il Trovatore - The Troubadour
- Breitkopf und Härtel (USA and Canada only)
Available in the USA and Canada only
- 2222/4232/timp.perc/hp/str /stage music: hn.perc org
- SATB
- 2 Sopranos, Mezzo soprano, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 2 Basses
- Italian
Programme Note
Synopsis:
Manrico, a troubador and Count Di Luna, the leader of the King’s army both vie for the love of Leonora. They are unaware that they are brothers, Manrico having been kidnapped by a gipsy when he was a boy. When Azucena, the gipsy who Manrico believes is his mother, is condemned to death by Di Luna, Manrico sets out to rescue her but is captured and sentenced to die himself. Leonora, who loves Manrico, promises to give herself to Di Luna in order to spare her lover’s life, but drinks deadly poison to maintain her honour. Manrico is executed nevertheless and only when he is dead does Di Luna learn that he has murdered his own brother.
Manrico, a troubador and Count Di Luna, the leader of the King’s army both vie for the love of Leonora. They are unaware that they are brothers, Manrico having been kidnapped by a gipsy when he was a boy. When Azucena, the gipsy who Manrico believes is his mother, is condemned to death by Di Luna, Manrico sets out to rescue her but is captured and sentenced to die himself. Leonora, who loves Manrico, promises to give herself to Di Luna in order to spare her lover’s life, but drinks deadly poison to maintain her honour. Manrico is executed nevertheless and only when he is dead does Di Luna learn that he has murdered his own brother.