Ferrando in Il trovatore

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Ferrando in Il trovatore is the captain of the guard in Verdi’s opera, who opens the work by narrating the dark backstory of the Count di Luna’s family.

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instanceOf bass role
fictional character
opera character
appearsIn Il trovatore NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act I NERFINISHED
associatedWithWork Il trovatore, opera in four acts NERFINISHED
createdBy Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED
describesCharacter the old gypsy woman Azucena’s mother
describesEvent abduction of one of the Count di Luna’s children
dramaticFunction establishes the opera’s dark, superstitious atmosphere
ensembleParticipation chorus of soldiers
gender male
languageOfOpera Italian
librettoBy Salvadore Cammarano NERFINISHED
musicalNumberType narrative scene
nationality Spanish
occupation captain of the guard
operaPremiereDate 1853-01-19
operaPremierePlace Teatro Apollo, Rome NERFINISHED
relationshipToCountDiLuna retainer GENERATED
roleInPlot narrator of the backstory of the Count di Luna’s family
sceneFunction exposition
serves Count di Luna NERFINISHED
settingOfOpera Spain NERFINISHED
settingTime early 15th century
voiceType bass
warnsAbout Azucena NERFINISHED
workComposer Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED
workGenre romantic opera
workTitle Il trovatore NERFINISHED

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Eric Owens hasPerformedRole Ferrando in Il trovatore