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| | Il Trovatore - Verdi |
 | | The music of "Il Trovatore" has been described as often distressingly simple and tawdry; and undoubtedly it does show a falling off from the promise of "Rigoletto." But Mr. |
 | | The Counts great bass aria "Il Balen," the bright "Anvil Chorus" of the gipsies, Manricos spirited air "Di Quella Pira," his tender duet with Azucena, the great "Miserere," and the effective prison scene, there are not made of the stuff that is found in Wagner; but, as Mr. |
 | | A space of nearly two years elapsed between the performance of "Rigoletto and "Il Trovatore," which was first produced in Rome, at the Apollo Theatre, on January 19, 1853. |
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