"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...

"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)