Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Il Trovatore: Verdi- Australian Opera (1983) Rating: Starring: Kenneth Collins, Donald Shanks, Jonathan Summers, Joan Sutherland Director: Elijah Moshinsky Category: Avant Garde, Foreign Studio: Image Ent. Subtitles: English Length: 142 mins     Verdi's powerful opera tells a tale of civil war and treachery. A nation and a family are torn apart as two men- adversaries in love and war - are driven to betrayal and murder by desire for the same woman. This Australian Opera recording features Dame Joan Sutherland in a brilliant portrayal of Leonora, which is magnificently set off by the performances of Kenneth Collins and Jonathan Summers as the two men are in love with her. Richard Bonyage conducts the work and confirms its reputation as one of Verdi's most passionate masterpieces.