First performed in Rome in 1853 Il Trovatore is one of Giuseppe Verdi's most successful and most performed operas. Supremely melodic vigorously paced it is filled with arias and vocal ensembles of thrilling power. Grand opera at its most stirring it is above all rich in opportunities for bravura singing. Music lovers can savour and study in detail Verdi's scoring of this perennial operatic favourite with this finely made full-score edition.Reprint of a standard edition.

Donizetti’s most popular opera considered by many to be the paradigm of Italian Romantic opera —brimming with melody lyrical expressiveness and bravura singing passages a brilliant showcase for singers capable of the technical refinements of bel-canto singing.Dover (1992) republication of an Italian edition published in Milan n.d.