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Il Trovatore (Berkeley)

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Based On

the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Berkeley, CA
Venue
Hearst Greek Theatre
Season
1962
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Staged by
Conductor
Costumers
Chorus Director

Cast

Ferrando, captain of the Queen of Aragon forces
Inez, attendant to Leonora
Leonora, lady-in-waiting to the Queen
Count di Luna, general of the Queen's forces
Manrico, Captain of the rebellious forces
Azucena, a Gypsy Woman
Old Gypsy
Messenger
Ruiz, a soldier in Manrico's service

Show Dates

Time and Place

Middle of the fifteenth century; Aragon

Scenes

Act I (The Duel), Scene 1 -- Aliaferia palace
Scene 2 -- Garden of the palace
Act II (The Gypsy), Scene 1 -- A Gypsy hideout in Biscay
Scene 2 -- A convent near Aliaferia palace
Act III (The Gypsy's Son), Scene 1 -- Count di Luna's camp
Scene 2 -- A room in the fortress of Castellor
Act IV (Torment), Scene 1 -- A tower: Aliaferia palace
Scene 2 -- The prison: Aliaferia palace

Notes

Presented by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation
and
The Committee for Arts and Lectures, University of California, Berkeley