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A gigantic blood-red monster, made of steel and flames, floating on the still waters of Lake Constance - this is Robert Carsen's unconventional vision of the setting of Verdi's masterpiece Il Trovatore for the 60th anniversary of the Bregenz Festival. In this threatening set of fire and metal, designed by Paul Steinberg, the characters burn with the passions they experience - love, hatred, sexual desire and revenge - and which eventually destroy them. The High Definition live recording of this most spectacular outdoor production combines astonishing images, relevant reflections on today's world and superb musical expression from the soloists and the world-renowned Wiener Symphoniker Orchestra, inspired by musical director Thomas Rosner. - Back of container.
by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, after El trovador by Antonio García Gutiérrez.
Carl Tanner (Manrico) ; Iano Tamar (Leonora) ; Zeljko Lucic (Il conte di Luna) ; Marianne Cornetti (Azucena) ; Geovanni Battista Parodi (Ferrando) ; Deanne Meek (Ines) ; Jose Luis Ordonez (Ruiz) ; Moscow Chamber Choir ; Bergenzer Fetspsielchor ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Thomas Rosner, music director.
Sung in Italian, with optional English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles.
Stage director, Robert Carsen ; TV director, Francois Roussillon ; Musical director, Thomas Rosner ; set designer, Paul Steinberg ; choreographer, Philippe Giraudeau ; costume designer, Miruna Boruzescu.