"Elijah Moshinsky's production is surely as lively and moving as Verdi's intricate masterpiece deserves. Jose Cura sizzles.''-- San Francisco Chronicle
Giuseppe Verdi IL TROVATORE
Manrico – José Cura Count di Luna – Dmitri Hvorostovsky Leonora – Verónica Villarroel Azucena – Yvonne Naef Ferrando – Tomas Tomasson Ines – Gweneth-Ann Jeffers Old gypsy – Thomas Barnard Messenger – Douglas Telfer Ruiz – Edgaras Montvidas
Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra (chorus master: Vasko Vassilev) Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Elijah Moshinsky, stage director Dante Ferretti, set designer Anne Tilby, costume designer Howard Harrison, lighting designer William Hobbs, fight arranger
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 3 May 2002
Bonus: - Meet the cast and their characters - All about Schläger – preparations for the fight scenes - Designing Il Trovatore – behind-the-scenes with the director and the costume and set designers - Illustrated synopsis Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic Sound format: Dolby Digital 5.0 / 2.0 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Menu language: English Subtitles: English Running time: 172 mins No. of DVDs. 1 (DVD 9)
