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Opera

Le Trouvère

Giuseppe Verdi

Opéra Bastille

from 20 June to 14 July 2018

Le Trouvère

Opéra Bastille - from 20 June to 14 July 2018

Synopsis

The sky is their roof, their country the world.- Azucena, Acte III, Scène 4


How does one approach Il Trovatore – the most popular opera of its day and a swashbuckling tale of love and death over which looms a gypsy’s curse – without singeing one’s wings in the flames of its flamboyantly extravagant plot? For this work sums up the magic of opera, the way in which a dense and complex libretto abounding in dramatic twists can be transcended by the vertiginous beauty of a vocal line. And by the coherence of the production too: Àlex Ollé transposes the drama to a furious war that sets brother against brother: suddenly night, castles, soldiers, eternal hatred and the stake all become realities.

Duration :

Language : Italian

Surtitle : French / English

Artists

Opera in four parts (1853)

After Antonio García Gutiérrez

Creative team

Cast

Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Coproduction avec De Nationale Opera, Amsterdam et le Teatro dell’Opera, Roma

Media

  • Il Trovatore or the Verdian opera par excellence

    Il Trovatore or the Verdian opera par excellence

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Il Trovatore or the Verdian opera par excellence

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Interview with Sondra Radvanovsky

5:43 min

Il Trovatore or the Verdian opera par excellence

By Anna Schauder

Renowned for being the most demanding Verdi opera, Il Trovatore remains a challenge for Sondra Radvanovsky even today. As she prepares to take on the character of Leonora in the production staged by Àlex Ollé, the soprano tells us how this "signature role" has participated in the development of her art and her life as a singer over the past twenty years.    

  • Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (Ekaterina Semenchuk & Yusif Eyvazov)
  • Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (Vitaliy Bilyy)
  • Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (Vitaliy Bilyy, Jennifer Rowley & Yusif Eyvazov)
  • Le Trouvère - Extrait (Le chœur des gitans)
  • Il Trovatore (saison 17/18) - Leonora (Jennifer Rowley)

  • Il Trovatore (saison 17/18)- Manrico (Yusif Eyvasov)

  • Il Trovatore (saison 17/18) - Acte II (les Choeurs)

Access and services

Opéra Bastille

Place de la Bastille

75012 Paris

Public transport

Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)

Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16

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Car park

Q-Park Opéra Bastille 34, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris

Book your parking spot

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Opéra Bastille
  • Open 1h before performances and until performances end
  • Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82

Opéra Bastille

Place de la Bastille

75012 Paris

Public transport

Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)

Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16

Calculate my route
Car park

Q-Park Opéra Bastille 34, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris

Book your parking spot

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €35 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €70 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Opéra Bastille
  • Open 1h before performances and until performances end
  • Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82

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