Performance

IL TROVATORE - concert performance!

 

One of Giuseppe Verdi's most popular operas, Il trovatore, had its world premiere at the Teatro Apollo in Rome on January 19, 1853. In our Grand Theatre, it has appeared three times (1981, 1996, 2014), each time receiving great acclaim and success, with outstanding interpreters of the main roles - Leonora, Manrico, di Luna, Azucena, and Ferrando - delivering the incredibly colorful and dynamic music of Verdi. And those moving choruses!

 

Piotr Kamiński wrote in his lexicon A Thousand and One Operas: "Il trovatore" is a monument at the crossroads between the vocal heritage of two centuries (finesse, nuance, and ornamentation) and a modern fascination with the dynamic possibilities of the human voice. The difficulty of the work lies in this contradiction... Verdi seeks subjects pulsating with extreme emotion, then treats them more and more concisely and forcefully, with increasing realism and power. (...) The natural element of "Trubadur" is not (or at least has ceased to be, though it may be again someday) drama, emotion, or identification with the fate of the characters - but the highest musical and vocal delight. No dramatic objection can withstand the hurricane of Verdi's invention.

 

The legendary tenor Leo Slezak once confessed sincerely: although I have performed in this opera many times, I still don't really know what it's all about... And yet it doesn't harm Verdi's work at all... By participating in our concert performance of Il trovatore, you will see how the music of the great master from Busseto will enchant and mesmerize you... And encourage you "to more..." You are invited.