Il Trovatore may not have the best plots in Verdi, but this 1985 Verona production is truly thrilling experience. Sets and costumes do look very good and fitting. Franco Bonisolli is a very good Manrico. His singing is very good (especially in Di Quella Pira) and he shows credible chemistry with Rosalind Plowright and also tenderness with Fiorenza Cossotto. Giorgio Zancanaro as Di Luna gives us menacing, yet human Di Luna (not an easy fit, since baritones can often fall into caricatures with him). Rosalind Plowright as Leonora has a lovely voice, though in the acting she moved me more. Fiorenza Cossotto as Azucena is the highlight of the production. Azucena is the most interesting character in the opera and with both her and Amneris, Cossotto gives amazing performances, in both singing and acting .Overall, very good Il Trovatore 8,5/10.
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