Opera Explained - Verdi: Il Trovatore - Thomson Smillie torrent

Category: History, Misc. Non-fiction
Language: EnglishKeywords: Art Culture History Music
Written by Thomson Smillie
Read by David Timson
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
Release date: 10-26-12
Publisher’s Summary
Il Trovatore has been ruthlessly parodied. It is a tale of murder and mayhem, burned babies, roasted hags, would-be nuns, strolling minstrels, and bad baritones. And indeed the libretto does call for a willing suspension of disbelief. The reward is in the music, a score as prodigally melodic as only the mature Verdi could write: the “Anvil” chorus, the “Miserere” scene, two great tenor arias, a beautiful baritone aria - a richness without embarrassment.
Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
Release date: 10-26-12

Publisher’s Summary

Il Trovatore has been ruthlessly parodied. It is a tale of murder and mayhem, burned babies, roasted hags, would-be nuns, strolling minstrels, and bad baritones. And indeed the libretto does call for a willing suspension of disbelief. The reward is in the music, a score as prodigally melodic as only the mature Verdi could write: the “Anvil” chorus, the “Miserere” scene, two great tenor arias, a beautiful baritone aria - a richness without embarrassment.