Verdi’s 'Anvil Chorus' from Il trovatore (The Royal Opera)

[@RoyalBalletAndOpera]

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[@NilDesperandumVeritasOditMoras]

A bold adaptation for modern audiences. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. This one was on point. Bravo!

[@jmowreader9555]

You do realize Giuseppi Verde is sitting up in heaven, looking down on this production, and going "most excellent!" The production designers had SUCH fun with this one...an old caravan, a broken down car, John Waters' Divine, a weightlifter and a guy in a bear suit...can't beat it!

[@tedmerr]

Is that guy in the bear suit from The Shining?

[@nathanielmerchant3286]

Yes, you seem like you know the composer well.

[@kyawkyawwin1]

Heaven? What complete & utter twaddle & a truly moronic post. Go read Darwin.

[@dzenandjonlic3517]

No he doesn't

[@shortmusic2544]

​@@dzenandjonlic3517 why tho

[@P7UHP]

The most amazing thing I have seen today!

[@lefinlay]

I’m seeing this in a few months - am gutted to learn this isn’t being revived as the staging for the opera was stunning

[@monical7145]

My parents bought me up listening to Opera and classical music and this is one of my favourite operas. I use to sit with my late Dad listening to this and I use to sing along with it not really knowing what they were singing I was only 7or 8 yrs old. I loved the anvil it was so loud and strong. I have bought my son up with music but I am not sure if he really shares my love of opera and classical music. As my Dad use to say to me this music will live forever. And if he was still alive he'd be watching this with me... Thank you for bringing back happy memories for me. Happy 2022 may you all be safe...

[@athena6444]

This is really emotional :')

[@hotquebec]

Nice comment - makes a nice change from the crap about hearing this the first time and then his wicked stepmother killed his hamster with a violin string soaked in molasses while dancing nude to the refrain.

[@ruth112]

Everything you wrote applies exactly to me. My mum sang in a choir and il Trovatore was one of her favourites. My dad was great at whistling tunes. He loved the rigoletto more. My son does love this music too. He's 21.

[@PurpleShaman121]

I'm kinda the odd one out in my family. Everybody else listens to hip hop, rap music, trance etc but I'm all about the opera. I used to be into dance music in my teens but wouldn't touch it with a barge pole now. Opera helps me to relax, enriches my life, excites my mind and educates my ears. I much prefer sopranos over tenors as they can reach much higher notes which I like. I would say that Cecelia Bartoli and Anna Netrebko are my favorite singers of the opera but that Angela Gheorghiu also deserves a mention ...

[@peepindis]

​@PurpleShaman121 go wherever your heart and ears take you. Don't let anyone tell you what you should like, life is waaay too short

[@kely2384]

Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie, De' cieli sveste l'immensa volta; Sembra una vedova che alfin si toglie I bruni panni ond'era involta. All'opra! All'opra! Dàgli, martella. Chi del gitano i giorni abbella? Chi del gitano i giorni abbella? Chi, chi, chi dàgli, martella... Chi del gitano i giorni abbella? La zingarella! Versami un tratto; lena e coraggio Il corpo e l'anima traggon dal bere. Oh guarda, guarda! Del sole un raggio Brilla più vivido nel mio bicchiere. All'opra! All'opra! Chi del gitano i giorni abbella? Chi del gitano i giorni abbella? Chi, chi, chi dàgli, martella... Chi del gitano i giorni abbella? La zingarella

[@NellieKAdaba]

🎵👍🏿

[@szandorkerekes4081]

Another master piece of classical music.

[@NellieKAdaba]

Yes 👍🏿

[@hudsonbailey674]

Bellissimo!

[@Mousy677]

you can tell it's a Modern Opera Production because of the... [gestures]

[@monkeytennis8861]

Grow up

[@janebh3535]

fabulous production!

[@ddehggial9932]

typical Bosch elements ;-) check out his Orfeo and Meistersinger for that van.

[@3883melange]

So good!!

[@janereygate8925]

Really love this, la traviata my favourite opera and now I know the words! Amazing production xx

[@knittysong]

Actually it's from Il Trovatore, not La traviata.

[@janereygate8925]

@knittysong thankyou I didn't know just loved the music.

[@knittysong]

@@janereygate8925 Both great operas!

[@austinharris4]

How you gon cut it off right before the end

[@adrianatgaming8640]

la zingarella!

[@Gonzoweirdo1]

IBM Why do you work is why I am here :)

[@luvmuzik4me]

It is so hard to get a good production of classic opera these days.

[@charlieparker4028]

Are you implying this is a bad production or not I can't tell

[@luvmuzik4me]

@@charlieparker4028 I don't like the trend to "modernize" opera. It is often done in the belief that it will bring new people to opera, but it does not, although it may make opera lovers stay away.

[@DeltaSilver88]

@@luvmuzik4me My dad is a good example of the "did not work" crowd. When my mom took him to watch an opera, his reaction was to say "Mm... I suppose it wasn't that bad, for shrieking." Knowing him, he could have been joking (his puns are awful), but mom swore to never take him again and instead settled for me. 😂

[@etcetera1995]

@@luvmuzik4me I mean, I love opera and ballet but I'm still intrigued by modernizations. My favorite version of Sleeping Beauty lately is Matthew Bourne's, which set the first half at the turn of the 1900's and the second half in the 2000s. Modernization isn't an inherently bad trend, it just doesn't always hit right.

[@lefinlay]

This is a fantastic version!

[@StrawberryEyes0]

Did I drop LSD? Why is there a bear and an angel?

[@CallMeLater-mj4si]

Why not?

[@shary5165]

If I close my eyes and listen, I can see my 2 dogs as they play. One is 25 lbs, other is 5 lbs. I wish I could put this 🎶 to my shots of them.

[@gordonlowe3328]

I need to these this live!

[@ripme6616]

Will said sir...I mean maam

[@rutha1464]

I found it on Blu Ray. It is titled "2016 il trovatore royal opera house full opera" I got it quite reasonable on e-bay, and the advantage is no commercials like here, and you can watch it indefinitely. If you chose this route, make sure you get the region your player is from. I am from the U.S., and those from Europe won't play here. Good luck!

[@thelderosa]

Pecorino cheese got me here after the explosion of greatness in me mouth...

[@AydarAkhmady]

love the setting!

[@VCT3333]

Some modernizations work. I saw a contemporary set Fidelio and it was very seamless. So it depends on the story and the setting of the Opera in the modern context. There's a notorious production at the Lyric Opera of Chicago where they set Tannhauser in the arrivals lounge of O'Hare airport. That's just kooky and no wonder people hated that.

[@ambrosefogarty6423]

I'm here because of Derek Lowe's "Things I won't work with"

[@DrCandy-yn4hx]

1:03

[@quemtemmedodeopera3255]

Amazing!!!!

[@GLADORISIMA]

aaaaaaaaaaah ooooohhh M G ...creí que era Pagliaci...la verdad una puesta ya demasiado compleja para la complejidad que es el libreto de Trovatore.

[@mooneyes2k478]

Not bad! Still, I remember the olden days when they did the absolute madness of charging the anvil and the hammers and the sparks flew....of course, today, the health and safety would SCREAM!

[@chandlerswain704]

The production looks like a Fellini staging of a Sam Shepard play.

[@gvbrandolini]

Bravi.

[@ihaveanlgsadly8349]

My music class brought me here

[@purvisvandongen4258]

who cares?

[@enemyproductions]

sameeee

[@ztvg82]

Me 2

[@morgannotlefay]

Me too

[@rst7243]

God forbid the staging should have anything to do with the libretto.

[@GLADORISIMA]

Really I understand, is 2020 ...you have many years with a Royal schedule and tradition, all you are bored...but this is not Verdi¨s Trovatore....it is not a little of Verdi and or Cammarano...I am opera singer than many many many years ago, I participated in several scenes of all intepretations: classical, not more classic, Contemporary...crazy regies....but my blessed father Verdi!!Until I don´t know if I am seeing Pagliacci, Rigoletto or a film of KUSTURIKA! The message is not correct. The magnificent of make historic music is revive the spirit of composers....

[@briandonaldson5388]

Tragic! The minimalistic ROH productions of today compare badly with the lavish settings of the 60s, of which the breathtaking opening banquet scene of Rigoletto is a perfect example. For what they charge the public deserve better!

[@KororaPenguin]

In 2013 I saw a simulcast of the Met's production of _Rigoletto_ that re-set the opera in Las Vegas (and in the opening numbers used Rat-Pack-era slang in the subtitles). The Duke was a popular singer, and Sparafucile was a hit man with a night club. And back in 2004 I was in an amateur production of Gilbert and Sullivan's _Ruddigore_ that re-set the operetta in 1960's Carnaby Street--complete with a mural showing Gilbert and Sullivan in the yellow submarine with the Beatles.

[@GLADORISIMA]

Certainly, now I don´t know if is Pagliacci or Rigoletto versioned by Kusturica!

[@bla7091]

The 2023 production looks much nicer to me (it's more classical rather than modernised)

[@malcolmmarshall4371]

Bloody modern setting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vampider]

I agree, I do not like the visuals. But the song is still great.

[@theovlach]

No one cares, go watch another video.

[@LL-fn2jt]

Exactly. I hate it. Would sit there with my eyes closed the whole time so I don't see it.

[@connectorxp]

Like the time I saw Faust school scene with laptop computers instead of paper notebooks. Something old with a twist of modern.

[@bandidodelcaminodiecast]

Awesome 👍

[@nathanielmerchant3286]

Who is the director? I'm surprised the names of the creative team aren't posted.

[@allaadamyan7019]

The left part reminds me of "Pagliacci"

[@EdwardWLynn]

I'm sorry but I can never see or hear this without looking for Chico and Harpo Marx on stage.

[@The_Yun]

0:38

[@lacomunicazionediffusa8289]

Anno? che anno era?

[@aimclc24]

GTA Liberty City Stories brought me here LOL

[@kazngoye8836]

What radio station?

[@kazngoye8836]

@@TK-xc1tt thanks dukee

[@jsonik]

I'm just here because of the Marx brothers

[@YaBoiMellowFr]

I'm in school

[@DM-kv9kj]

Say, was that a high C or vitamin D?

[@ripme6616]

I'm here because of Orson Welles

[@karineriksson3554]

The best movie ever! 😍

[@Knight622ny]

Bad Santa

[@elizabethmusztuk5923]

This looks new and different.

[@GLADORISIMA]

certainly...this looks....moooooooooooore different....than that anyone know wich opera is. Poor Verdi

[@hermoglyph2255]

Oh dear, opera producers are so ground-breaking and revolutionary etc etc you can hardly stop yourself yawning. I'm always reminded of the Evelyn Waugh character - You can hear her imagination positively CREAKING, my dear, like the STAYS on a HARRIDAN (to quote from memory) .

[@bernd-g.bachmann5340]

Grauenhafte Inszenierung. Spielt die Oper in diesem Jahrhundert ? Kann mich nicht entsinnen!

[@lucywerner]

Künstlerische Freiheit und Interpretation etc., nie gehört?

[@Altonahh10]

Mal bei Verdi in den Schriften nachlesen. Er wollte kein Theatermuseum für seine Werke. Somit ist hier der Gedanke nicht falsch, etwas Zeitgenössisches zu gestalten. Ich bin allerdings immer dann raus, wenn ich Autos auf einer Opernbühne sehe. Fehlen noch die herumhuschenden Gestalten mit den Kameras in der Hand für die Großaufnahme der Nasenhaare.

[@williamwilson6499]

Listen to the Met Opera version…they use real anvils.

[@ScottishLaddie1960]

Why only partial subtitles

[@RoyalBalletAndOpera]

We follow titling convention and don't subtitle lines that are repeated. Hope that clarifies things!

[@massimilianomelley]

Right, but you didn't subtitle "Martella!" :-) (to hammer)

[@bejandesign]

Another master piece of classical music... trampled on... on a big stage.

[@bright218]

Lighten up, change is inevitable and interpretation every music enjoyers right

[@torctorctorc]

No issue with the production but I do wish they'd used something a little more impressive for the anvils😅

[@cynthiachase3427]

It's really good the ROH has a new staging of this.

[@masterowen45]

average 'Don't tell the bride' episode

[@hudsonbailey674]

zesty, sexy and indeed well performed despite some critics.

[@ennergyspotato5566]

I would love to be the bear

[@BigAl1970]

shocking

[@gmm0202]

Hail Hail the Celts are here what the hell do we care now🍀

[@gianfrancobinaghi4555]

Who's here for GTA liberty city stories

[@jerricaleonard2123]

I thought Il Trovatore took place during the Spanish Inquisition.

[@nathanielmerchant3286]

No. Il Trovatore takes place during the disputed succession of 1410-1413. The Spanish Inquisition was created in 1478 by those tolerant and diversity-loving monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella.

[@YaBoiMellowFr]

Help

[@Kapri0508]

Lol

[@supersakkebros]

Anyone else searched for verdi anvil? 😂

[@GLADORISIMA]

I think Verdi too if he saw this presentation...

[@anitaaguilar5005]

i have to do music memory so instead of listening to this the boring way i thought how about a little fun while practicing music memory

[@Moondogg7]

What is music memory

[@MikeyAdzy]

D2: Mighty Ducks brought me here 😬🤣💪🏻

[@tovarishlumberjack2356]

Verdi would turn around in his grave

[@Altonahh10]

I don´t mind modern productions but I don´t understand why drag is necessary here.

[@GLADORISIMA]

me neither

[@YOSSARIAN313]

Its a reference to pink flamingos. However opera has always had drag in it. Most theater for most of western history had drag in it as women were often not allowed to perform until fairly recently

[@Altonahh10]

@@YOSSARIAN313 Fairly recently? We are talking about 200 years.

[@YOSSARIAN313]

@@Altonahh10 and theater has been around for over 2000 years

[@Altonahh10]

@@YOSSARIAN313 And what does all that have anything to do with the production we are talking about?

[@YaBoiMellowFr]

I'm in school

[@Kapri0508]

Same!!!

[@crazyman8472]

I dunno, it’s not the same without the Marx Bros coming out of the woodwork. 😜

[@augieherrera3312]

What language is this

[@discostoo]

Italian.

[@urvhalt]

This is about camping with a bear?

[@John_winston]

accurate depiction of gypsy lifestyle

[@cpm232]

Come O Holy Ghost Creator come.

[@alphabravorc1003]

Girls: *sing tik tok songs* boys: 1:04

[@shadowsdawn83]

amazing comment!

[@nikolazekic549]

And this is why I stick to my old 78 RPM discs. I have no idea why I even opened this...

[@plihgcj]

Little do we know, *the bride is a man (I think)*

[@ikillify]

I think the genders switched characters, interesting :)

[@shadowsdawn83]

it would seem so. it may be a part of it, though. not sure. looking at the faces of many of the actors it seems to be the case.

[@marcel950]

Pauvre verdi

[@GLADORISIMA]

certainemant une tristesse!

[@YaBoiMellowFr]

Sos

[@saundrakrauser2824]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@YaBoiMellowFr]

Very long

[@grantes4969]

All the money available to the ROH and it comes up with this crap!

[@SuperMorriso]

orchestra and singers are great. The production, though, stinks.

[@keeperofthecheese]

What the hell is going on?

[@shadowsdawn83]

Peter Rabbit brought me here

[@Hapymation]

Same.

[@hadriantinous]

I hope this production never defiles the USA

[@davewalsh1170]

WTF?

[@jbarnes2288]

Butchery of a classical masterpiece. Verdi would is probably writhing

[@GLADORISIMA]

sadly

[@じょじょ-t7e]

GTA:LCS

[@egelidos]

Terrible stage direction

[@gabrielgalindo4083]

I came because of GTA

[@thomaslong8401]

The Marx Brothers ruined me! All I could see was them creating mayhem.

[@DP-ie8tf]

Balloons? A sparkly suitcase? Glttering confetti? Fearthers? A dopey interpretation of Il Torvatore. Bleh.

[@JamesPortoraro]

You should be ashamed of yourselves setting up productions like this which are just an insult.

[@mikaylamcpherson684]

My little brother us upset about this because he got beaten

[@sidarthur8706]

if they're going to modernize it why not go all the way and do it in english so normal people can enjoy it

[@bigrahoo4893]

Holy shit stop fucking bitching about the setting and go find another video. People like you are why some people consider classical music elitist

[@mccollumparkfarmersmarket7836]

Odd modern version

[@peteradaniel]

Do you get it?!?! They’re Gypos! Look at how gross they are!

[@JWP452]

Yet another totally worthless POS production from the Royal Opera.

[@samsondelighted]

bloody feminists can't leave anything alone

[@Kitties_are_pretty]

What the fuck does this have to do with feminism? Seriously ask yourself what you're angry about and why.

[@downfromkentuckeh]

@@Kitties_are_pretty destruction of ANYTHING traditional, even the arts. As is the case here.

[@soavezefiretto]

​@@downfromkentuckeh et. al., this is a modern look at gypsies, what's wrong with it? Nothing is being destroyed, as the music remains exactly how it is supposed to be.

[@matthewh.9544]

I get your point mate, but you're a brave man posting it on here.... 🤔😅

[@jerricaleonard2123]

Feminism had nothing to do with changing the setting of Il Trovatore from the Spanish Inquisition to the modern day. You'd have to be on crack to do something like that.

[@joylindadichamounix]

PLEASE STOP DESTROYING OPERAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@СеклитаЛимариха]

Ненавижу идиотских постановок. Приходится слушать, но не смотреть. Тьфу! сил нет...

[@Illposteventually]

This is the peppa pig theme song

[@shanegreen1677]

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