When Manrico and Count Luna compete for the favor of Leonora, tempers heat up. Little do they know that Manrico's mother, Azucena, has been keeping a terrible secret for decades. Soon, a curse from the past will rise from the ashes with devastating consequences for all of them world of medieval superstition inspired by Hieronymus Bosch. Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi's dramatic score, which includes the famous 'Anvil Choir'.