La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera
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Synopsis
Leonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who curses them as he dies. The lovers go on the run, but get separated. Bent on revenge, Leonora's brother Don Carlo, hunts them down. Verdi painted an immense canvas with this dark but tuneful opera, vividly brought to life in John Dexter’s production, with sets by the great Eugene Berman. The legendary Leontyne Price is seen in one of her greatest roles, Leonora. Price’s soaring voice encompasses every nuance of Leonora’s emotion as she moves from joy through resignation to ultimate heartbreak. James Levine’s brilliant leading of the Met orchestra and chorus is a lesson in Verdi style. Giuseppe Giacomini is Alvaro, the man Leonora loves, and Leo Nucci is Don Carlo, the dark instrument of their Fate.
Details
- Kirk Browning, John Dexter, Eugene Berman
- March 24, 1984
- Released
- United States of America
- The Metropolitan Opera
- 3h
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Leontyne PriceDonna Leonora -
Giuseppe GiacominiDon Alvaro -
Leo NucciDon Carlo -
Bonaldo GiaiottiPadre Guardiano
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Isola JonesPreziosilla -
Enrico FissoreFra Melitone
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Richard VernonThe Marquis of Calatrava
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Diane KeslingCurra
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James CourtneyThe Mayor of Hornachuelos -
Anthony LaciuraTrabuco -
John DarrenkampA surgeon
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James LevineSelf - Conductor
