A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Trovatore, Il

by George Grove

TROVATORE, IL (the Troubadour). Opera in 4 acts; libretto by Cammarano, music by Verdi. Produced at the Teatro Apollo, Rome, Jan. 19, 1853; at the Théâtre des Italiens, Paris, Dec. 23, 1854; at the Grand Opera, Paris, as 'Le Trouvère,' Jan. 12, 1857; at Covent Garden, London, May 17, 1855; in English, 'The Gipsy's Vengeance,' Drury Lane, March 24, 1856.

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