Il Trovatore
Series: Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series
Publisher: Opera Journeys
Published: July 1, 2000
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781930841123
Subjects: Handbooks, manuals, etc; History; Libretto; Librettos; Music; Opera; Operas; Stories, plots, etc; Music / Opera
First sentence: The II Trovatore story takes place in Spain during the early 15th century: a civil war rages between the armies of the Duke of Urgel, a pretender to the throne, and King Juan I of Aragon: Manrico is allied with Urgel, and the young Count di Luna with the King; these two enemies in war are also rivals for Leonora, a beautiful lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Aragon.