Il Trovatore (1985)
tt0253843. Il Trovatore (1985) Verona. Verdi / Italian. Reynald Giovaninetti conducts the Orchestra of the Arena di Verona in a performance of Verdi's 'Il Trovatore'. The international cast includes Giorgio Zancanaro and Rosalind Plowright. 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.
Director: Brian Large
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Rosalind Plowright as Leonora |
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Fiorenza Cossotto as Azucena |
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Franco Bonisolli as Manrico |
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Giorgio Zancanaro as Il conte di Luna |
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Bruno Grella as Gipsy |
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Giuliana Matteini as Ines |
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Paolo Washington as Ferrando |
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Gian Paolo Corradi as Ruiz |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Antonio García Gutiérrez | Original Story |
| Writing | Salvadore Cammarano | Writer |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Sound | Reynald Giovaninetti | Music Director |
