Drama and Passion

Experience the thrills and chills of the ultimate operatic melodrama in concert, as Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera performs this concert version of Verdi's Il Trovatore. A veritable rollercoaster ride of heightened emotions, lust, jealousy and revenge, as well as some Verdi's most masterful and memorable solo moments, the sweeping epic is brought to life by an incredible vocal cast gracing the stage alongside full choir and orchestra. 

Drama and Passion

Experience the thrills and chills of the ultimate operatic melodrama in concert, as Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera performs this concert version of Verdi's Il Trovatore. A veritable rollercoaster ride of heightened emotions, lust, jealousy and revenge, as well as some Verdi's most masterful and memorable solo moments, the sweeping epic is brought to life by an incredible vocal cast gracing the stage alongside full choir and orchestra.

Some of Opera's Greatest

Featuring some of the most famous pieces in Verdi's repertoire, his grand score for Il Trovatore evokes the war-torn landscape of 1500s Spain, and is an epic experience to witness in concert. Featuring powerful melodies which take the most technically proficient vocalists to master, the opera takes place amidst the shifting fortunes and conflicted loyalties of the civil war, where an old gypsy woman is accused of bewitching the youngest child of Count di Luna, and is burnt at the stake when the child falls ill. Unbeknownst to the count, she has called upon her daughter Azuecena to avenge her, sowing the seeds of a tragedy that later blossoms and entangles young lovers Manrico and Leonora with the fate of the vengeful Count di Luna and Azucena.