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NC Opera: Il Trovatore
April 27, 2012 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Il trovatore (The Troubadour) is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Il trovatore garnered an enthusiastic reception when it was first performed in Rome in 1953 and continues to be one of the most frequently performed operas in the world.
April 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center, Raleigh (map & directions)
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April 29, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill (map & directions)
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Semi-staged production, sung in Italian with English supertitles
(view seating charts)
Two rivals love the same woman, while a dark family secret leads to terrible vengeance. One of Verdi’s greatest operas, with one hit tune after another!
CAST
Leonora – Leah Crocetto
Manrico – Noah Stewart
Azucena – Robynne Redmon
Di Luna – Liam Bonner
Ferrando – Richard Ollarsaba
Ruiz – John Cashwell
Conductor – Timothy Myers
Director – David Paul
Don’t miss Inside the Opera Studio, where Maestro Myers introduces you to the opera. These talks are free to all ticketholders and take place one hour before curtain time at every performance.