Relive your favorite operas all month long! Cincinnati Opera returns to the airwaves this November with a weekly series of opera broadcasts on 90.9 WGUC, Cincinnati’s classical public radio station. Tune in every Sunday at 8:00 PM on 90.9 WGUC or wguc.org.

From its thunderous overture to its tragic end, Verdi’s Il Trovatore (“the troubadour”) thrills with exhilarating music and a tale of star-crossed love and bloody vengeance. Our 2015 production starred an outstanding cast, including soprano Julianna Di Giacomo as Leonora, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Azucena, tenor Russell Thomas as Manrico, baritone Stephen Powell as the Count di Luna, and bass Morris Robinson as Ferrando.

Originally performed in 2015 at Cincinnati Music Hall
Music by Giuseppe Verdi; libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor; Jose Maria Condemi, stage director
Featuring Julianna Di Giacomo, Jamie Barton, Stephen Powell, Russell Thomas, Morris Robinson, Kathryn Leemhuis, Samuel L. Smith, Thomas J. Capobianco, and Brandon Scott Russell