Le Trouvère

This is a family tragedy and in many ways it is a very contemporary story This is how Robert Wilson described Il trovatore or Le Trouvère in its French version commissioned from Verdi after the incredible success of the premiere of his Italian version in 1853 With a few changes and alterations to the original music this version was first performed in 1857 at the Paris Opera A light show unique to the stage director unfolds in the cold architecture creating the perfect framing for Verdis music dramatic and dark in this timeless opera