Il Trovatore, finale, Alvarez, Romano, Nioradze, Sgura, Parma 2010

[@susycampisi7323]

La pelle d'oca lei muore per salvarlo e lui pensa che lo vuole tradire 🥺

[@orion8835]

The set is awful. The conducting is shapeless . Alvarez does what he can but really he struggles with the attack and dynamics. The soprano is ruined by the slow tempi and generally has been directed badly as it looks more like she has indigestion versus poisoning. The weird piano aspects vocally between Leonora and Manrico did not work. The Count and Azucena were strong and the finale had the right effect . However I prefer it when Azucena is laughing AND is somewhat crying. The crying face only seems regretted which I think is not how she played her cards through the opera.

[@Nangis123]

Manrico and Leonora on the moon ,with only the moon landing module missing from the picture. Maybe they should call --Houston-- the stage director and report the problem. Vocally ,the piano dynamics are annoying. Alvarez can't do piano dynamics ,what he's doing is whispering. Secondly ,even if he had the technique ,he style is totally alien to him ,he throws in the --piani-- whispering bits at random. This is what passes for belcanto style in our time...