Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov are the stars of the Franco Zeffirelli production of Verdi’s masterpiece at the Arena di Verona for the 97th Opera Festival. One of the most acclaimed and widely-recognized sopranos in the world today was making her debut at the world’s largest open-air theatre in June 2019.
Opera in four acts (1853)
Music / Giuseppe Verdi
Musical direction / Pier Giorgio Morandi
Stage direction and sets / Franco Zeffirelli
Arena di Verona Orchestra, Chorus and Corps de Ballet
Il Conte di Luna / Luca Salsi
Leonora / Anna Netrebko
Azucena / Dolora Zajick
Manrico / Yusif Eyvazov