Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Le Trouvère (Il Trovatore), opéra en 4 actes et 1 ballet
La Traviata, opéra en 3 actes
Macbeth, opéra en 4 actes

José Cura
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Yvonne Naef
Veronica Villarroel
Orchestre du Royal Opera House
Carlo Rizzi, direction
Elijah Moshinsky, mise en scène
(Le Trouvère)

Renée Fleming
Joseph Calleja
Thomas Hampson
Orchestre du Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano, direction
Richard Eyre, mise en scène
(La Traviata)

Simon Keenlyside
Liudmyla Monastyrska
Raymond Aceto
Orchestre du Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano, direction
Phyllida Lloyd, mise en scène
(Macbeth)

This trio of unforgettable Royal Opera productions feature some of the most cherished and admired examples of Verdi’s operatic genius. The composer returned to his early masterpiece Macbeth after the great successes Il trovatore and La traviata had propelled him to universal fame, and his 1865 revision – today the most popular version of the work – shares the marks of dramatic and musical innovation that enshrine all three operas as undying classics. Phyllida Lloyd stages Verdi’s setting of the Scottish play, featuring Simon Keenlyside’s athletic, brooding Thane opposite Liudmyla Monastyrska’s imperious Lady. Rivalry blazes between José Cura’s troubadour and Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s Count in an Elijah Moshinsky production with sets by noted film designer Dante Ferretti. Starring as the illfated courtesan Violetta in Richard Eyre’s classic production is Renée Fleming, loved by Joseph Calleja as Alfredo against the wishes of his unyielding father, played by Thomas Hampson. Verdi’s best-loved works brought vividly to life.