Oper

Giuseppe Verdi

Il Trovatore

Wednesday 5. February 2025 19:00 – 22:00 One intermission Main Stage
Werkeinführung
30 Minuten vor der Vorstellung
im Gustav Mahler-Saal
Area 1 220 €
Area 1

220 €

Area 2 175 €
Area 2

175 €

Area 3 140 €
Area 3

140 €

Area 4 100 €
Area 4

100 €

Area 5 76 €
Area 5

76 €

Area 6 52 €
Area 6

52 €

Area 7 36 €
Area 7

36 €

Area 8 25 €
Area 8

25 €

Area 9 15 €
Area 9

15 €

Standing room
Standing room

Subscription 10

Ticket information

Season 2024/2025

Choose a day of the week and your favorite seats and enjoy five performances in one season.

The following performances are included in this subscription:

20. November 2024: MANON
11. December 2024: IL TROVATORE
05. Febuary 2025: BALLET: DORNRÖSCHEN
12. March 2025: NORMA
02. April 2025: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO


Cast at
5. February 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Artur Rucinski

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata

8 more dates

Il Trovatore

Cast at Sunday 2. February 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Artur Rucinski

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata
Area 1 220 €
Area 1

220 €

Area 2 175 €
Area 2

175 €

Area 3 140 €
Area 3

140 €

Area 4 100 €
Area 4

100 €

Area 5 76 €
Area 5

76 €

Area 6 52 €
Area 6

52 €

Area 7 36 €
Area 7

36 €

Area 8 25 €
Area 8

25 €

Area 9 15 €
Area 9

15 €

Standing room
Standing room

BT-Card Ö1 U27   Included in: Cycle »Verdi«
Cycle »Verdi«

Season 2024/2025

Central works by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi united in one cycle. You will gain a comprehensive insight into the composer's musical oeuvre and his timeless significance for the world of opera.

15. October 2024: MACBETH
29. December 2024: RIGOLETTO
2. Febuary 2025: IL TROVATORE
20. March 2025: DON CARLO

Il Trovatore

Cast at Saturday 8. February 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Artur Rucinski

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata
Area 1 220 €
Area 1

220 €

Area 2 175 €
Area 2

175 €

Area 3 140 €
Area 3

140 €

Area 4 100 €
Area 4

100 €

Area 5 76 €
Area 5

76 €

Area 6 52 €
Area 6

52 €

Area 7 36 €
Area 7

36 €

Area 8 25 €
Area 8

25 €

Area 9 15 €
Area 9

15 €

Standing room
Standing room

Il Trovatore

Cast at Tuesday 11. February 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Artur Rucinski

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata
Area 1 220 €
Area 1

220 €

Area 2 175 €
Area 2

175 €

Area 3 140 €
Area 3

140 €

Area 4 100 €
Area 4

100 €

Area 5 76 €
Area 5

76 €

Area 6 52 €
Area 6

52 €

Area 7 36 €
Area 7

36 €

Area 8 25 €
Area 8

25 €

Area 9 15 €
Area 9

15 €

Standing room
Standing room

Included in: Subscription 3
Subscription 3

Season 2024/2025

Choose a day of the week and your favorite seats and enjoy five performances in one season.

The following performances are included in this subscription:

22. October 2024: FIN DE PARTIE
14. January 2025: BALLET: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
11. Febuary 2025: IL TROVATORE
22. April 2025: ARABELLA
03. June 2025: CARMEN

Il Trovatore

Cast at Sunday 18. May 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Azucena

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata
Area 1 242 €
Area 1

242 €

Area 2 198 €
Area 2

198 €

Area 3 165 €
Area 3

165 €

Area 4 113 €
Area 4

113 €

Area 5 89 €
Area 5

89 €

Area 6 65 €
Area 6

65 €

Area 7 42 €
Area 7

42 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 17 €
Area 9

17 €

Standing room
Standing room

Included in: Subscription 23
Subscription 23

Season 2024/2025

Choose a day of the week and your favorite seats and enjoy five performances in one season.

The following performances are included in this subscription:

27. October 2024: COSÌ FAN TUTTE
24. November 2024: MANON
16. Febuary 2025: FIDELIO
18. May 2025: IL TROVATORE
29. June 2025: BALLET: DORNRÖSCHEN

Il Trovatore

Cast at Wednesday 21. May 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Azucena

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata
Area 1 242 €
Area 1

242 €

Area 2 198 €
Area 2

198 €

Area 3 165 €
Area 3

165 €

Area 4 113 €
Area 4

113 €

Area 5 89 €
Area 5

89 €

Area 6 65 €
Area 6

65 €

Area 7 42 €
Area 7

42 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 17 €
Area 9

17 €

Standing room
Standing room

Included in: Subscription 9
Subscription 9

Season 2024/2025

Choose a day of the week and your favorite seats and enjoy five performances in one season.

The following performances are included in this subscription:

04. December 2024: IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA
19. March 2025: L’ELISIR D’AMORE
23. April 2025: PARSIFAL
21. May 2025: IL TROVATORE
18. June 2025: BALLET: MAHLER, LIVE
 

Il Trovatore

Cast at Saturday 24. May 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Azucena

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata
Area 1 242 €
Area 1

242 €

Area 2 198 €
Area 2

198 €

Area 3 165 €
Area 3

165 €

Area 4 113 €
Area 4

113 €

Area 5 89 €
Area 5

89 €

Area 6 65 €
Area 6

65 €

Area 7 42 €
Area 7

42 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 17 €
Area 9

17 €

Standing room
Standing room

Included in: Golden Cycle
Golden Cycle
Il Trovatore

Cast at Tuesday 27. May 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Azucena

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata
Area 1 242 €
Area 1

242 €

Area 2 198 €
Area 2

198 €

Area 3 165 €
Area 3

165 €

Area 4 113 €
Area 4

113 €

Area 5 89 €
Area 5

89 €

Area 6 65 €
Area 6

65 €

Area 7 42 €
Area 7

42 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 17 €
Area 9

17 €

Standing room
Standing room

Included in: Subscription 1
Subscription 1

Season 2024/2025

Choose a day of the week and your favorite seats and enjoy five performances in one season.

The following performances are included in this subscription:
 

10. September 2024: CARMEN
08. October 2024: BALLET: SCHWANENSEE
28. January 2025: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
27. May 2025: IL TROVATORE
17. June 2025: DER ROSENKAVALIER
 

Il Trovatore

Cast at Friday 30. May 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Azucena

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata
Area 1 242 €
Area 1

242 €

Area 2 198 €
Area 2

198 €

Area 3 165 €
Area 3

165 €

Area 4 113 €
Area 4

113 €

Area 5 89 €
Area 5

89 €

Area 6 65 €
Area 6

65 €

Area 7 42 €
Area 7

42 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 17 €
Area 9

17 €

Standing room
Standing room

U27  

Short Summary

Count Luna discovers that his beloved lady-in-waiting Leonora is in love with his political opponent, the troubadour Manrico.

When they both fall into his hands, Leonora takes poison. Luna then has Manrico executed - and learns afterwards that he had his brother, who had been missing and wanted since childhood, killed with him.

Il Trovatore

Storyline

The former Spanish Count Luna once had an old woman burned at the stake,

because he accused her of bewitching his younger son, little Garcia. In revenge, Azucena, the woman's daughter, kidnapped Garcia. Shortly afterwards, the charred remains of a burnt child were found. The old count could not believe that Garcia was dead and, before he died, made his elder son swear never to give up the search for his missing brother.

15 years later, a civil war rages in Spain,

in which the remaining elder son and now Count Luna takes part militarily. The troubadour Manrico, who believes himself to be the son of Azucena, fights on the opposite side.

Manrico and Luna also face each other on the field of love: Both love the lady-in-waiting Leonora, who in turn is in love with Manrico. One night, Leonora hears Manrico singing a song in the immediate vicinity of the palace gardens and wants to hurry towards him. Deceived by the darkness, she recognizes the man she throws herself into the arms of too late - Count Luna, who must now learn that Leonora loves Manrico. Luna therefore challenges Manrico, who has also rushed over, to a duel. Luna loses, but is pardoned by Manrico.

Some time later, Manrico witnesses a vision of Azucena in which she relives her mother's death at the stake.

No longer in control of her senses, Azucena confesses that she vindictively burned a child - her own and not the stolen one - out of a terrible mistake. However, she knows how to calm Manrico's emerging doubts: He is her son.

When Leonora receives the false report that Manrico has fallen, she decides to go to the convent. To prevent this, Luna tries to kidnap her, but is stopped by Manrico, who seizes the opportunity and flees with Leonora to the Castellor fortress, of which he has been appointed commander.

when Azucena tries to make her way to Manrico, she is picked up by Luna's men. Manrico makes an attempt to free her, but also falls into the hands of his enemies.

The desperate Leonora offers herself to Luna as a prize if he pardons Manrico

Luna happily accepts the offer, unaware that Leonora is taking poison to escape a life with the unloved count. She manages to tell her beloved Manrico that she has been freed before she dies in his arms. The furious Luna then orders Manrico to be executed. As soon as this has been carried out, Azucena hurls the words "He was your brother" at him.

Act 1 & 2 75 min
Intermission 25 min
Act 3 & 4 65 min

Daniele Abbado set the production in the time of the Spanish Civil War, albeit without deliberate historical references, in order to show one of the basic motifs of the opera - two brothers fighting each other - on the enlarged scale of an entire nation, so to speak.

Verdi had originally envisioned a completely through-composed opera without "cavatinas, duets, tercets, choruses and finales". However, when the librettist Salvadore Cammarano delivered the exact opposite of what he wanted in the very first draft, the composer consciously or unconsciously felt that the work could not be achieved with a modern conception under these circumstances. So he changed the focus and created this gripping, ear-catching musical-theatrical kaleidoscope that is the Troubadour .

Il trovatore is probably one of the most popular works of music theater literature. Even those who are far removed from the genre of opera will be familiar with some of the effective arias and ensembles that carry the tragic-dramatic plot about love, hatred, adventure, fame, mortal danger, jealousy and fateful revenge. None other than Hugo von Hofmannsthal wrote euphorically: "What a masterful work, what sublime knowledge of the theater! This is passion! And above all this stream of perfect musical inspiration. People show taste when they love this opera."

© Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn
© Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn
© Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn
© Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn
© Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn

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