Tragic melodrama in three acts Libretto by SALVATORE CAMMARANO, after SCHILLER'S play Kabale und Liebe
Music by Giuseppe Verdi direct from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (sung in Italian)
Cast in order of singing:
ROYAL OPERA CHORUS chorus-master JOHN BACON
ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, leader MEYER STOLOW conducted by LORIN MAAZEL
The scene is set in the Tyrol during the 17th century. Act 1