A gigantic blood-red monster, made of steel and flames, floating on the still waters of Lake Constance – this is Robert Carsen’s unconventional vision of the setting of Verdi’s masterpiece Il Trovatore for the 60th anniversary of the Bregenz Festival. In this threatening set of fire and metal, designed by Paul Steinberg, the characters burn with the passions they experience – love, hatred, sexual desire and revenge – and which eventually destroy them. The High Definition live recording of this most spectacular outdoor production combines astonishing images, relevant reflections on today’s world and superb musical expression from the soloists and the world-renowned Wiener Symphoniker Orchestra, inspired by musical director Thomas Rösner.

Manrico: Carl Tanner
Leonora: Iano Tamar
Il Conte di Luna: Zeljko Lucic
Azucena: Marianne Cornetti
Ferrando: Giovanni Battista Parodi
Ines: Deanne Meek
Ruiz: José Luis Ordonez

Wiener Symphoniker Orchestra / Moscow Chamber Choir / Chorus of the Bregenz Festival
Musical Director: Thomas Rösner
Stage Director: Robert Carsen

Plus
Documentary 'Stage on a Lake' including interviews with the stage director & set designer

Illustrated Synopsis & Cast Gallery

Reviews
‘It is nothing short of staggering to see how Carsen, using only light and shade, manages to create new spaces again and again within this dreadful labyrinth of steel. Fabio Luisi conducts the Vienna Symphony Orchestra as though in a beguiling dream. Every single instrumental ornament, no matter how small, is clearly audible on the evening air. The ensemble, freed from the obligation to produce great volume in sound, can now concentrate entirely on beauty of tone and expression.’ Stuttgarter Zeitung

Awards & Accolades:
R9 Classica Repertoire (October 2007)

CAT NO: OA 0974 D
FORMAT: All Formats
REGIONS: All Regions
PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 119 Mins
SOUND: DTS SURROUND 5.0 / LPCM STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT
RELEASED: 01/08/2007
NO OF DISCS: 2