Il Trovatore, the first of the Met opera season, to play this Sunday
Published 4:14 pm Friday, October 16, 2015
— Submitted by San Juan Community Theatre
Verdi’s tangled web of family ties, politics and love highlights the first production of The Met: Live in HD’s 2015-2016 season at San Juan Community Theatre.
Il Trovatore will be presented onscreen in the Whittier Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m.
The turbulent tragedy of four characters is a mainstay of the operatic repertory, with a score that is as melodic as it is energetic, and infectious tunes that are not easily forgotten. The vigorous music accompanies a dark and disturbing tale that revels in many of the most extreme expressions of Romanticism.
Soprano Anna Netrebko’s dramatic and vocal skills are on full display as Leonora, the heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the gypsy troubadour. Tenor Yonghoon Lee sings the ill-fated Manrico, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky is his rival and mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick is the mysterious gypsy with the troubled past. Marco Armiliato conducts Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired production.
In addition to The Met: Live in HD presentations, SJCT also rebroadcasts National Theatre Live productions from Great Britain, and ballets from Bolshoi Only In Cinemas. A schedule of the HD-live events is available here. SJCT’s HD partnerships were made possible through a generous bequest from the late Dodie Gann and underwriting by the McGee Foundation.
Tickets for Il Trovatore are $20 for adults, $18 for SJCT members and $10 for student reserved. Due to a financial agreement with the Met, no SJCT coupons are accepted for these productions. Tickets are available here or at the SJCT Box Office: 378-3210.
