Il Trovatore DVD (1983)

Il Trovatore

1983

Overall rating: 3 out of 5

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Verdi's opera staged at the Sydney Opera House with Joan Sutherland, Lauris Elms and Kenneth Collins in the lead roles. The Count Di Luna believes that his younger brother was murdered years before by a vengeful gypsy but still hopes that he may be alive. When he attempts to court the beautiful Leonora, he is enraged to discover that she has a lover - the troubadour, Manrico. Manrico and the Count duel, and afterwards Manrico reveals to Azucena, the woman he believes to be his mother, that when he had the opportunity to kill the Count he felt something holding him back.

Il Trovatore details

Format:	Ex DVD
Starring:	Donald Shanks, Lauris Elms, Joan Sutherland, Sydney Elizabethan Orches, Cynthia Johnston, Kenneth Collins, Australian Opera Chorus, Jonathan Summers, Robin Donald
Director:	Elijah Moshinsky
Genre:	Music/Musical - Opera/Operetta, Performing Arts
Studio:	ARTHAUS MUSIK

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Il Trovatore	Ex Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	2 hours 22 minutes
Rental release:	Not available for rental
Main languages:	Italian
Subtitles:	English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

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By gf (181 reviews) from Cullompton , 27 May 2006

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Very difficult to rate this DVD. The music is magnificent and I'm a great fan of Joan Sutherlands voice so the singing was wonderful and well worth 5 stars. However the story is very fragmented and I find it difficult to get involved with the characters. Also this particular production seemed uninspired and always very dark so difficult to see well. So really only 2 stars for the story and the production. Maybe a really good production can overcome the problems with the story, I shall try one or two of the other Il Trovatores.
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By Opus (3 reviews) from Sheffield , 13 Nov 2009

This is first-rate not only Joan Sutherland who is outstanding but the entire cast ,Chorus and Orchestra
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By gf (181 reviews) from Cullompton , 27 May 2006

Very difficult to rate this DVD. The music is magnificent and I'm a great fan of Joan Sutherlands voice so the singing was wonderful and well worth 5 stars. However the story is very fragmented and I find it difficult to get involved with the characters. Also this particular production seemed uninspired and always very dark so difficult to see well. So really only 2 stars for the story and the production. Maybe a really good production can overcome the problems with the story, I shall try one or two of the other Il Trovatores.
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