Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore 4 years old

It's an event that draws many thousands of music lovers to one of the most beautiful cities in the world every summer: the opera season at the ancient Arena di Verona. The 2,000-year-old roman amphiteatre with its gigantic stage dimensions is one of the largest and best preserved Roman construction of its kind, and with over 22,000 seats it is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular open-air venues of the world! The revered master of opera Franco Zeffirelli, who died shortly before the premiere of Il Trovatore, created a legendary scenery with groups of giant sized armoured knights, a fortress turning into a luminous cathedral, an enormous choir, horses, breathtaking fights: “his perhaps best arena production” (Opernglas). It brings Anna Netrebko to the Arena of Verona where she is giving her much-anticipated debut in one of Giuseppe Verdi’s most popular operas.

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Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore Cast

Name	Character
Anna Netrebko She was 47, now 52 years old	as Leonora
Dolora Zajick She was 67, now 72 years old	as Azucena
Luca Salsi He was 44, now 49 years old	as Graf Luna

Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore Crew

Name	Department
Franco Zeffirelli as Director. He was 96 (96) years old when He died	Directing