A co-production with Opernhaus Zürich 

A devastating curse rises from the ashes in Verdi’s monumental tale of superstition and rivalry. Long summary Passions run high as Manrico and the Count di Luna compete for the affections of Leonora. Little do they know, Manrico’s mother Azucena has been keeping a terrible secret for decades. Soon a curse from the past will rise up from the ashes with devastating implications for them all. Starring Ludovic Tézier and Jamie Barton, Adele Thomas’s energetic staging sets Verdi’s tale in a Hieronymus Bosch-inspired universe of medieval superstition. Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi’s dramatic score, which features the famous ‘Anvil’ chorus.

Running time: 3 hours and 25 minutes (including one interval)

Language: Sung in Italian with English subtitles  

Music: Giuseppe Verdi 

Libretto: Salvadore Cammarano 

Director: Adele Thomas 

Designer: Annemarie Woods 

Lighting designer: Franck Evin 

Choreographer: Emma Woods 

Conducted by: Antonio Pappano 

Leonora: TBC 

Manrico: Yusif Eyvazov

 Count di Luna: Ludovic Tézier 

Azucena: Jamie Barton 

Ferrando: Roberto Tagliavini 

Royal Opera ChorusOrchestra of the Royal Opera House