Il Trovatore Act 3; Scene VI by Giuseppe Verdi. In the fortified castle besieged by the Count di Luna; Manrico Leonora wants to lead the altar; but suddenly receives the news that his mother Azucena prisoner lies in the field of the Moon; and will be conducted to the scaffold; then part of launching into a desperate fight to save her. "Mother unhappy; I hasten to save - or at least hasten to die." Chromos; Liebig figurine "Il Trovatore (opera)"; Italy 1905.