"Il Trovatore" composer (5)
I believe the answer is:
verdi
'il trovatore composer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for verdi that I've seen before include "Composer of the operas Macbeth, Falstaff" , "Nabucco composer" , "Drive to meet great composer" , "Italian composer (Aida)" , "Drive like composer of operas" .)