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Il trovatore-7 June 1989 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Bernard Haitink
Chorus Director Robin Stapleton
Leader Hugh Maguire
Cast
Ferrando
Officer in Count Di Luna's guard 		Willard White
Leonora
lady-in-waiting to the Princess of Aragon 		Rosalind Plowright
Ines
her attendant 		Gillian Knight
Count Di Luna
supporter of the Prince of Aragon 		Sergei Leiferkus
Manrico
supposed son of Azucena and supporter of the rebel Count of Urgel 		Plácido Domingo
Azucena
a gypsy woman 		Eva Randová
Ruiz
a follower of Manrico 		Robin Leggate
An old gypsy Paschal Allen
A messenger John Kerr
Soldiers, Di Luna's followers, Gypsies, Leonora's attendants, Nuns The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Dancer
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Performance dedicated to the memory of Giuseppe Patanè (1932-89). The National Anthem was played at the beginning of the performance.
Sponsor: Reed International (Gala)
Language: Italian
Surtitled by: Jeremy Sutcliffe
Durations: National Anthem: 7.32-7.33pm, Act I: 7.34-8.03pm, Act II: 8.05-8.48pm, Act III: 9.29-9.54pm, Act IV: 9.58-10.39pm
Event: The Royal Opera Gala performance of 'Il trovatore' 7 June 1989
Information source: Royal Opera House Gala programme for 7 June 1989 (in Royal Opera House Collections)