ON STAGE

Il trovatore

Lobero Theatre | Sunday February 11, 2024 2:30pm

Genre: Historical drama
Running time: 2 hr 30 minutes
Language: Italian with projected English surtitles
Venue: Lobero Theatre

The company returns to the Lobero Theater for a production of Verdi’s dark historical melodrama Il trovatore (“The troubadour”). A story of superstition, revenge, and ill-fated love in medieval Spain combined with some of Verdi’s most passionate melodies, including the famous Anvil Chorus, makes Il trovatore the quintessential Italian romantic opera. The powerhouse cast stars tenor Adam Diegel (Tosca, 2022), baritone Timothy Mix (Das Rheingold, 2021), soprano Karin Wolverton (Eugene Onegin, 2019), and bass Andrew Potter (Don Pasquale, 2021), and a company debut for mezzo soprano Deborah Nansteel. Kostis Protopapas conducts the Opera Santa Barbara Orchestra and Chorus. Chick Hudson directs a new production designed by Stephen Kemp and Jared Sayeg, the set-lighting designer team for the company’s haunting 2019 production of The Crucible.

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY

Tickets

GENERAL ON SALE STARTS JUNE 1

Location

Lobero Theatre
33 E Canon Perdido St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Cast & Credits

DIRECTION

Director:
Chuck Hudson

Conductor:
Kostis Protopapas

ARTISTS

Manrico:
Adam Diegel

Leonora:
Karin Wolverton

Count di Luna:
Timothy Mix

Azucena:
Deborah Nansteel

Ferrando:
Andrew Potter