Il Trovatore
Overview
tt0253843. Il Trovatore (1985) Verona. Verdi / Italian. Reynald Giovaninetti conducts the Orchestra of the Arena di Verona in a performance of Verdi's 'Il Trovatore'. The international cast includes Giorgio Zancanaro and Rosalind Plowright. The Count Di Luna believes that his younger brother was murdered years before by a vengeful gypsy, but still hopes that he may be alive. When he attempts to court the beautiful Leonora, he is enraged to discover that she has a lover - the troubadour, Manrico. Manrico and the Count duel, and afterwards Manrico reveals to Azucena, the woman he believes to be his mother, that when he had the opportunity to kill the Count he felt something holding him back.
Director
Brian Large
Top Cast
Rosalind Plowright
Leonora
Fiorenza Cossotto
Azucena
Franco Bonisolli
Manrico
Giorgio Zancanaro
Il conte di Luna
Bruno Grella
Gipsy
Giuliana Matteini
Ines
Paolo Washington
Ferrando
Gian Paolo Corradi
Ruiz
