Verdi:
- Il Trovatore.
Performed by Anna Netrebko (Leonora), Gaston Rivero (Manrico), Plácido Domingo (Il Conte di Luna) & Marina Prudenskaya (Azucena), with the Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim conducting, to be released later this month (August, 2014).
Filmed live in Berlin, Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo star in one of Verdi’s greatest operas, under the baton of Daniel Barenboim.
Il Trovatore is one of Verdi’s most dramatic masterpieces – as well as one of his most melodic and including the irresistible ‘Anvil Chorus’ and the tenor showstopper ‘Di quella pira’.
Anna Netrebko makes her debut as Leonora, triumphing in a uniquely demanding role for a Verdi soprano and one she will sing again at the 2014 Salzburg Festival.
Adored for his legendary performances in the title role, Plácido Domingo here sings the baritone role of the troubador’s arch-rival, the aristocratic Count di Luna.
The roles of the troubadour and the gypsy Azucena are performed by Uruguayan tenor Gaston Rivero and Russian mezzo-soprano Marina Prudenskaya.
Here is a wonderful scene:
And next, here is Ms. Netrebko in a wonderful concert version of Il Trovatore:
Tags: Anna Netrobko, Trovatore, Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Daniel Barenboim
