Giuseppe Verdis Troubadour is one of the most popular operas ever However not many people know the French versionLe Trouvèrethat Verdi prepared for Parisian audiences in the tradition of the Grand Opéra Although it was a big success in 185657 the French version which includes a large ballet in Act III and a French libretto is nowadays seldom performed Robert Wilson directs Le Trouvère at the historic Teatro Farnese in Parma under the baton of Maestro Roberto Abbado collaborating with American photographer Robert Rosenkranz whose photographs create a counterpoint to the operas action In 2019 the production will be presented at the coproducing Teatro Comunale di Bologna in its original Italian version Il trovatore
