Il trovatore

About the show

Leonora loves the troubadour Manrico, while Count di Luna also seeks her. Manrico’s mother Azucena recounts that she abducted the Count’s infant brother to avenge her own mother’s execution but mistakenly burned her own child. The Count’s forces capture Azucena; Manrico is arrested while trying to save her. Leonora bargains with the Count for Manrico’s release but takes poison, and dies beside Manrico in prison. The Count then orders Manrico’s execution; Azucena reveals that Manrico was the Count’s brother and that she has been avenged.