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.
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Rosalind Plowright
Leonora
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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Fiorenza Cossotto
Azucena
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Il Trovatore - Verdi
Aida
Franco Bonisolli
Manrico
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La traviata
Il Trovatore
Giorgio Zancanaro
Il conte di Luna
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Andrea Chénier
Guglielmo Tell
Bruno Grella
Gipsy
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Madama Butterfly
Giuliana Matteini
Ines
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Paolo Washington
Ferrando
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Gian Paolo Corradi
Ruiz
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Brian Large Director · Salvadore Cammarano Writer Antonio García Gutiérrez Story
First release August 1, 1985 · Produced in Italy
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Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 1, 1985
Premiere · Live performance
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