ROH: Il Trovatore

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 Ludovic Tézier and Jamie Barton, Adele Thomas’s energetic staging sets Verdi’s tale in a Hieronymus Bosch-inspired universe of medieval superstition. Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi’s dramatic score, which features the famous ‘Anvil’ chorus. Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Salvadore Cammarano Director: Adele Thomas Designer: Annemarie Woods Lighting designer: Franck Evin Choreographer: Emma Woods  Conducted by: Antonio Pappano Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House A co-production with Opernhaus Zürich