The 2020-21 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues with a broadcast in honor of two opera legends, Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli, on the occasion of their 60th Met anniversaries.
This performance of Verdi’s Il Trovatorefrom February 4, 1961, marked the Met radio debuts of both Price and Corelli, and came just a week after their joint company stage debuts as the noblewoman Leonora and the troubadour Manrico.
Irene Dalis also starred as the mysterious gypsy Azucena and Mario Sereni was Manrico’s rival Count di Luna.
Fausto Cleva led Verdi’s thrilling opera of love and revenge in this historic broadcast.
Il Trovatore will be heard over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 23. Listen to it on Classical IPR.
To view an English translation of the the libretto, click here.