
It might have been in former Yugoslavia at the turn of the century, though the use of mobile phones at one point to take selfies hints at something more contemporary. You rarely see an Il trovatore these days then four outings of the same new David Bösch production ‘arrive’ at Covent Garden in six months! On its first night last July I felt that it ‘was of the most visually compelling evenings I have spent at the Royal Opera House.’ Looking back at what I wrote then I began by reflecting how the setting is a warzone, but when and where I was not sure. (JPr) Anita Rachvelishvili (Azucena) and Gregory Kunde (Manrico) (c) Catherine Ashmoreĭirector – David Bösch (Revived by Julia Burbach)Īssociate lighting designer – Nick Havell: Directed for the screen by Bridget Caldwell and broadcast from the Royal Opera House to Odeon Cinema, Covent Garden, London.


United Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, chorus and Royal Opera House Orchestra / Richard Farnes (conductor).
