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Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
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opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...
'' Il trovatore'' (''The
Troubadour A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word ''troubadour'' is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a ''trobairit ...
'') and ''Le trouvère'' (the revised version in French translation). At least 83 recordings exist of the opera as a whole, made between 1912 and 2011, although not all of them are absolutely complete. Of these, 45 are live audio recordings, 22 are studio audio recordings, and 16 are videos or movies. ''Il trovatore'' was first performed at the
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, Rome on 19 January 1853. ''Le trouvère'' was first presented on 12 January 1857.


Audio recordings


Video recordings


Audio: ''Le trouvère'' (1857 French version)


Video: ''Le trouvère'' (1857 French version)


References

Notes Sources
Amazon discography (30 items), accessed 25 March 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trovatore, Il Opera discographies Operas by Giuseppe Verdi