A devastating curse rises from the ashes in Verdi's monumental tale of superstition and rivalry.
A devastating curse rises from the ashes in Verdi's monumental tale of superstition and rivalry.
Opernhaus Zürich
Aline Foriel-Destezet
Mrs Susan A. Olde OBE
Julia and Hans Rausing, Alan and Caroline Howard, Simon and Virginia Robertson, Fondation Socindec, Susan and John Singer, The Patrons of Covent Garden and The Maestro's Circle
Background
Passions run high as Manrico and the Count di Luna compete for the affections of Leonora. Little do they know, Manrico’s mother Azucena has been keeping a terrible secret for decades. Soon a curse from the past will rise up from the ashes with devastating implications for them all.
Starring Marina Rebeka, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Riccardo Massi, Gregory Kunde, Ludovic Tézier and Jamie Barton, Adele Thomas’s energetic staging sets Verdi’s tale in a Hieronymus Bosch-inspired universe of medieval superstition. On the podium, Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi’s dramatic score, featuring the famous Anvil chorus.
Cast and Creatives
Creatives
Salvadore Cammarano after Antonio García Gutiérrez
Franck Evin
Jonathan Holby
Beate Breidenbach
Reviews
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