Music #395 - Verdi - Il Trovatore

Giuseppe Verdi

[dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]  (1813 – 1901)

Il Trovatore / The Troubadour / 游唱诗人

It is a four-act opera based on the play El trovador (1836).  Today, in its Italian version, it is given very frequently and is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire.

A2S1:  Anvil Chorus / Chorus of Gypsies

The gypsies sing the Anvil Chorus: Vedi le fosche notturne 

/ See! The endless sky casts off her sombre nightly garb...

A2S1:  Canzone: Stride la vampa / "The flames are roaring!"

 

A3S2:  Cabaletta: Di quella pira l'orrendo foco 

/ The horrid flames of that pyre

(L) A full opera, with English subtitles 

 

(R) Explained

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Bonus:

* A Night at the Opera  (1935) movie