The Seattle Opera will be presenting Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” from January 12 to 26, 2019 at McCaw Hall. We’ve put together this resource list of recordings, books, and scores in the Library’s collection to help prepare you for the shows. Take a look!
Portrait
Includes “Il balen del suo sorriso.”
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
View PortraitThe people's tenor
Includes “Di quella pira.”
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
View The people's tenorThe great Renata Tebaldi
Includes “Tacea la notte placida.”
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
View The great Renata TebaldiThe Verdi tenor
Includes “Quale d’armi fragor poc’anzi intesi?” “Ah! si, ben mio,” “L’onda de’ suori mistici,” and “Di quella pira.”
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
View The Verdi tenorVerdi
Includes “Vanne, lasciami,” “D’amor sull’ali rosee,” “Miserere – Quel suon, quelle preci,” and “Tu vedrai che amore in terra.”
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
View VerdiIl Trovatore
Piano/vocal score, Schirmer edition.
Format: Printed Music
Availability: Available
View Il TrovatoreIl trovatore
Full score, Broude Brothers edition.
Format: Printed Music
Availability: Available
View Il trovatoreOperatic anthology
Vol. 1, Soprano, includes “Tacea la notte placida” and “D’amor sull’ ali rosee”; Vol. 2, Mezzo-soprano and Alto, includes “Stride la vampa” and “Condotta ell’ era in ceppi”; Vol. 3, Tenor, includes “Ah si, ben mio; coll’essere (Cavatina); Vol. 4, Baritone, includes “Il balen del suo sorriso”; and Vol. 5, Bass, includes “Di due figli vivea, padre beato.”
Format: Printed Music
Availability: Available
View Operatic anthologySeven Verdi Librettos
Includes Il Trovatore in Italian and English.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
View Seven Verdi Librettos