Verdi: Il Trovatore

2010 2h 22m IT

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Synopsis

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In medieval Spain, the gypsy Azucena abducted the son of the Count of Luna to avenge her mother, whom the old count had sent to the stake. She raised him as her own son, under the name of Manrico. In the service of Urgel and banished by the King of Aragon, Manrico nevertheless falls in love with Leonora, the Queen’s lady-in-waiting. ‘Il trovatore’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Salvatore Cammarano and Leone Emanuele Bardare, based on the Spanish drama ‘El Trovador’ (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. It premiered on 19 January 1853 at the Teatro Apollo in Rome, and was subsequently performed in Paris, at the Théâtre-Italien, in its original version, on 23 December 1854. From the box set “Tutto Verdi”, featuring 27 of Verdi’s operas. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 5 and 9 October 2010.

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Cast

Marcelo Álvarez
Manrico
Teresa Romano
Leonora
Claudio Sgura
Il Conte di Luna
Mzia Nioradze
Azucena
Dejan Vatchkov
Ferrando
Cristina Giannelli
Ines
Roberto Jachini Virgili
Ruiz
Yuri Temirkanov
Self - Conductor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lorenzo Mariani
Writers: Salvadore Cammarano, Antonio García Gutiérrez
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Marcelo Álvarez and Teresa Romano and Claudio Sgura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11132460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lorenzo Mariani directs. Giuseppe Verdi scores. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Marcelo Álvarez and Teresa Romano and Claudio Sgura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt11132460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Giuseppe Verdi
Runtime: 142 min · 2h 22m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): T
IMDB: Verdi: Il Trovatore (2010)

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.