Il Trovatore Tickets

Il Trovatore Tickets: Verdi’s Powerful Opera Returns

Hidden identities, forbidden lovers and a lust for revenge collide in one of the greatest operas ever written, Il Trovatore. Verdi’s resonant and richly rewarding story returns to the Met Opera as part of an exciting new season of work, in a staging inspired by Spanish painter Francisco Goya’s haunting and atmospheric Civil War pieces.

What is Il Trovatore about?

When a gypsy woman is accused of bewitching one of Count di Luna’s sons and burnt at the stake, her daughter Azucena vows to get revenge. She is hellbent on a death for a death, with devastating consequences.

Fifteen years later, the new Count di Luna - the brother of the bewitched boy - is besotted with beautiful Leonora, but she has eyes only for the mysterious troubadour Manrico. Their love triangle grows into a tangled web of deception, jealousy, murder and vengeance… but who is the Troubador?

Il Trovatore, known as The Troubador in English, is one of the most well-known and performed operas in the canon. Its stirring score, including “Anvil Chorus”, vividly brings to life a tale of familial discord and forbidden love.

About Giuseppe Verdi

Italian composer Verdi was a leading figure in Italy’s nineteenth-century opera scene. He composed 26 operas during his career, including La Traviata, Rigoletto and Luisa Miller, and in the fifteen years before his death he penned the hugely successful and influential Shakespeare-inspired works Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893). For newcomers to opera, his are some of the most accessible and boast breathtaking music and rich storylines that cover the full spectrum of human experience.

Cast and Creative Team

Il Trovatore at the Met Opera stars tenor Michel Fabiano as Manrico, the mysterious troubadour who sparks a battle for Leonara’s affections. Leonara is performed by sopranos Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Angela Meade, with mezzo-sopranos Jamie Barton and Olesya Petrova sharing the role of Azucena. Baritone Igor Golovatenko performs as the Count di Luna and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green completes the cast as the soldier Ferrando.

Il Trovatore is conducted by Daniele Callegari, and directed by Olivier Award nominee David McVicar. McVicar’s visceral, haunting staging is heavily inspired by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya.

Book Tickets for Il Trovatore at the Met Opera Today

Verdi’s powerful works are the perfect night out for fans of opera or newcomers who want to experience a quintessential classical performance. Book your Il Trovatore tickets in New York and enjoy world-class singers, gripping storytelling and some of the greatest compositions in the genre.