As the story unfolds in one of Giuseppe Verdi's most popular operas, the hero is beheaded at the end. A baby is thrown into a burning fire at the beginning. In between are epic battles between armies.

Tenor Brian Vu and mezzo-soprano Anne Maguire in Il Trovatore at Opera in the Heights. Credit: Photo by Pin Lim If you think the art of opera is dying, I turn your attention to Opera in the Heights ...

Verdi’s thrilling depiction of life on the edge features Maria Agresta as the noble heroine, Leonora, Yonghoon Lee as the troubadour who loves her, Quinn Kelsey as his rival, and Anita Rachvelishvili ...

You’re not there for the plot. It’s Verdi’s music that irresistibly draws opera lovers to “Il Trovatore” (“The Troubadour”), which boasts one hit tune after another. It has one of the world’s most ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Opening nights at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House are always festive affairs, filled with anticipation, and Opera Colorado’s opening of Guiseppe Verdi’s “Il ...

Smaller opera companies try to mix their offerings between the unusual fare that keeps things lively and the tried-and-true repertoire that brings subscribers in. For the Festival Opera in Walnut ...

Opera Colorado is performing the Italian opera, Il Trovatore, in a concert format. The four act classic is shortened to 90-minutes, but still brings all the drama of the original. "You would think ...

Conductor Gianandrea Noseda's febrile, focused musicality helps Bösch and his team deliver the essence of this tricky masterpiece. The even harder-to-find Verdi mezzo is best of all. Ekaterina ...

Listen to our quick (and very funny!) overview of Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, which is this week’s Houston Grand Opera broadcast airing on Classical 91.7 Saturday at noon. This week, Classical 91.7 ...