Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre), Prešernova cesta 10
10 Jul 2024 ob 20:00
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre), Prešernova cesta 10
Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino)
ZUBIN MEHTA, conductor
CESARE LIEVI, original production director
STEFANIA GRAZIOLI, revival director
Luigi Perego, set and costume designer
Lorenzo Fratini, chorusmaster
Cast: Il Conte di Luna: Leon Kim Leonora: Carolina Lopez Moreno Manrico: Angelos Samartzis Acuzena: Olesya Petrova Ferrando: Giorgi Manoshvili Ines: Olha Smokolina Ruiz: Alfonso Zambut
Composed in 1853, Il Trovatore is one of the works in which Verdi, with dramaturgical effectiveness, associated specific keys with particular figures or groups in order to clearly represent the differences between the characters and the social ranks they occupied. This year’s performance of the opera is by the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, in collaboration with director Stefania Grazioli, in a revival of the production originally directed by Cesare Lievi. The latter has described Il Trovatore as a nocturnal opera in which the characters move in a desolate landscape. The orchestra will be conducted by the legendary maestro Zubin Mehta, who has already appeared several times in Ljubljana and at the Festival. During his most recent visit, in 2019, the great Indian conductor received the Golden Order of Merit from then president of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, in recognition of his supreme contribution to musical performance. The chorus will be directed by Lorenzo Fratini. The main roles will be sung by Leon Kim, who after completing his bachelor’s degree in his native Korea went on to pursue specialised studies in Italy, where he has won several prizes (including first prize at the Cappuccilli-Patanè-Respighi Competition); Carolina López Moreno, who has performed in concert halls such as Carnegie Hall and the Berliner Philharmonie (Berlin Philharmonic); Angelos Samartzis, who has sung leading roles in operas such as La forza del destino, Faust and Das Rheingold; and Olesya Petrova, who has worked with acclaimed conductors such as Giordano Bellincampi, Emmanuel Villaume and Valery Gergiev.