Il Trovatore - BLU-RAY

Rossini's penultimate opera, premiered in 1828 at the Opéra National de Paris, is a musical comedy about a love triangle set during the Crusades. At the Opéra Comique it's plot is transported to the time of the works' creation with France's military expeditions to Algeria. It is staged by a first-rate creative team Stage director Denis Podalydès and costume designer Christian Lacroix provide stunning visuals, whilst conductor Louis Langrée leads the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, the Chœur Les éléments and a stellar cast of soloists in this delightful fool's game. Mezzo-soprano Gaëlle Arquez shines with her Inchsuperlative techniqueInch (Le Monde) and Julie Fuchs's Adèle performance elicits Inchmore than just admiration, namely enthusiasm in the etymological sense of the word inspired by the divineInch (Le Monde). InchA masterpiece!Inch (Télérama), InchPure pleasure!Inch (Les Échos). Le Comte Ory at the Opéra Comique is Incha true musical and theatrical celebration where everything sparkles!Inch (Bachtrack)

Jose Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Yvonne Naef, and Veronica Villaroel star in this Royal Opera House production of the Verdi opera conducted by Carlo Rizzi.

Verdi's opera of passion, blood, fire and vengeance comes to the stage in an atmospheric production by David Bosch. A quartet of world-class singers bring the principal characters of this searing opera to life. Gregory Kunde stars as the troubadour Manrico, with Lianna Haroutounian as his courageous lover Leonora. Vitaliy Bilyy is the tyrannical Count di Luna, the man who wants Leonora for himself, and Anita Rachvelishvili is Azucena, the mysterious gypsy woman unable to reveal the secret that torments her. Richard Farnes conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus in this exploration of love, cruelty, intense passion and revenge. InchThe evening's musical credentials are unequivocally outstanding. The soloists are very strong with two performances standing out in particular. The first comes from Vitaliy Bilyy who is making his Royal Opera debut as the Count di Lunaand who combines a deep, rich and secure baritone with a suitably commanding presence... The second comes from Anita Rachvelishvili as Azucena who displays a rich and nuanced mezzo-soprano, and whose voice and acting mark out the weight of sorrow and resolve that she constantly carries...Inch (Opera Online)