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Il Trovatore
By Giuseppe Verdi
Overview
Dates
September 12-October 1
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto
Salvadore Cammarano
Price
Starting at $26
Run Time
2 hours, 33 minutes, with one intermission
Language
Italian
United by Blood. Divided by Hate.
Familial revenge runs deep in Giuseppe Verdi’s towering opera of grand passions stymied at every turn. Music Director Eun Sun Kim continues her Verdi cycle with Il Trovatore, a work of sublime arias, passionate ensembles, and the rousing Anvil Chorus.
Sir David McVicar’s incisive, visceral production, rooted in the haunting imagery of Spanish painter Francisco Goya and the power struggles of the Spanish War of Independence, returns to San Francisco.
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Best ticket availability is October 1
OperaVision, HD video projection screens featured in the Balcony level for the first three performances.
Synopsis
Secret identities. Family feuds. A deadly love triangle. Spectacular music. Il Trovatore has all the elements of an extraordinary Verdi drama.
Cast
Ferrando
Robert Pomakov
Creative Team
Set Designer
Charles Edwards
Costume Designer
Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting Designer
Jennifer Tipton
* San Francisco Opera Debut
PERFORMANCES
September 12, 17, 20, 23, 29, 2023
October 1, 2023
Co-production with San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera
Made Possible By
This production is made possible, in part, by Opening Week Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey
Additional support provided by Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson; John A. and Cynthia
Fry Gunn; Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson; Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem; and
The Thomas Tilton Production Fund