Verdi’s IL TROVATORE again storms the Met stage in a star-studded, anvil-wielding cast , including Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Marcelo Álvarez sings Manrico, the troubadour of the title. The story is well-known already: The gypsy Azucena has harbored a grudge for thirty years, but she is about to have revenge at last. Meanwhile, her son Manrico is in love with Leonora, but so is his arch-enemy, the Count Di Luna. A pot-boiler, where every tune is a hit.

Rating: 8

Cast:

Renée

Fleming

Marco

Armiliato

Robert

Maher

Raymond

Aparentado

MET

Orchestra

Marcelo

Álvarez

Sondra

Radvanovsky

Dmitri

Hvorostovsky

Dolora

Zajick

Štefan

Kocán

Maria

Zifchak

Eduardo

Valdes

Renée

Fleming

Marco

Armiliato

Robert

Maher

Raymond

Aparentado

MET

Orchestra

Marcelo

Álvarez

Sondra

Radvanovsky

Dmitri

Hvorostovsky

Dolora

Zajick

Štefan

Kocán