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La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera
9.0 / 10• 1984• 3h 0m•NR• Italian
MusicDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Leontyne Price
Donna Leonora
Lead
Giuseppe Giacomini
Don Alvaro
Leo Nucci
Don Carlo
BG
Bonaldo Giaiotti
Padre Guardiano
Isola Jones
Preziosilla
EF
Enrico Fissore
Fra Melitone
RV
Richard Vernon
The Marquis of Calatrava
DK
Diane Kesling
Curra
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kirk Browning's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
