The Troubadour by Verdi, la 22 syys 2018, Alkaen (2018/2018), Ohjannut Stefano Vizioli,, Musiikinjohto Daniel Oren, Théâtre Royal de Liège, Liège, Belgium

In full maturity and strong of the experience acquired during the years of galley, Verdi connects its three greatest popular successes. With Rigoletto , Il Trovatore and La Traviata , he produced this famous trilogy which marked the history of 19th century opera . The psychological exploration of the characters is matched only by the composer's intense reflection on human passions: love, hate, revenge and death. Inspired by a Spanish drama, El trovador , by Gutiérrez, the work is dark and the outcome tragic. However, Il Trovatore offers us marvelous great arias where passion sublimates the belcanto and where the plot, breathless, leaves no respite to the spectator. If the immense tragic force of the opera resides in the triangular heartbreaks between Count de Luna , baritone, Manrico , tenor and Leonora , soprano, Verdi invents an exceptional role in the person of Azucena . In the low register , the gypsy, mezzo-soprano, is possessed by an absolute need for revenge. Her interventions, declining the contradictory phases of her nature, are a real challenge for the singer who must excel on all levels and offer us a character as moving as it is unforgettable.