IL
TROVATORE

by Giuseppe Verdi

Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, completed after his death by Leone Emanuele Bardare
Dates:
May 17, 20 and 22, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
May 24, 2025, at 2 p.m.
Place:
Grand Théâtre de Québec
Language
Italian with French surtitles
Duration:
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An Opéra de Québec production

Opera in four acts

First performed in Rome in 1853

Last performed at the Opéra de Québec in 2010

“Alone on earth,,

At war with a cruel fate,

The troubadour has but one hope,

The hope of a heart.”

What will become of the love between Manrico and Leonora, which arouses the jealousy of Count de Luna? Who really is Manrico, this mysterious troubadour? Azucena, a bohemian who loves Manrico like her own son, knows all the secrets and will have the last word: revenge! Against a backdrop of war, passions flare to a sinister climax. Verdi’s music sublimates the tragic destinies of the protagonists, unaware of the blood ties that bind them.

Along with La traviata and Rigoletto, Il trovatore is one of Verdi’s operas whose success has not waned over the years. A pillar of the repertoire and one of the most performed in the world, it has only been presented once at the Opéra de Québec. For this new production, the Opéra de Québec is counting on the intelligence and creativity of director Jean-Sébastien Ouellette, who so finely revisited Donizetti’s Don Pasquale in 2022. Conductor Federico Tibone, also a pianist and vocal coach, is currently associate conductor of the Opéra de Marseille and the Orchestre philharmonique de Marseille.

To interpret his roles of great depth, the Opéra de Québec director is counting on performers who know how to handle both acting and voice, including lyrico-spinto soprano Irina Stopina, who has dual training as a singer and actress.

With the Orchestre symphonique de Québec and the Chœur de l’Opéra de Québec

Project Masters

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Direction musicale

Federico Tibone

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Mise en scène

Jean-Sébastien Ouellette

MUSIC DIRECTOR: Federico Tibone DIRECTION: Jean-Sébastien Ouellette SCENOGRAPHY: Christian Fontaine COSTUMES: Julie Morel PROJECTIONS: Keven Dubois

Distribution

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MANRICO

Christophe Berry

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LEONORA

Irina Stopina

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CONTE DI LUNA

Hugo Laporte

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AZUCENA

Carolyn Sproule

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FERRANDO

Frédéric Caton

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INES

Émilie Baillargeon

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RUIZ

Michel Desbiens

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