La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera
1984 · 180 min
Music · Drama
★ 9.0Leonora 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.
Crew
- Director Kirk Browning
- Director John Dexter
- Director Eugene Berman
- Writer Antonio Ghislanzoni
- Writer Francesco Maria Piave
Cast
Leontyne Price
Donna Leonora
Giuseppe Giacomini
Don Alvaro
Leo Nucci
Don Carlo
- B
Bonaldo Giaiotti
Padre Guardiano
Isola Jones
Preziosilla
- E
Enrico Fissore
Fra Melitone
- R
Richard Vernon
The Marquis of Calatrava
- D
Diane Kesling
Curra
James Courtney
The Mayor of Hornachuelos
Anthony Laciura
Trabuco
- J
John Darrenkamp
A surgeon
James Levine
Self - Conductor
Crew
- Director — Kirk Browning
- Director — John Dexter
- Director — Eugene Berman
- Writer — Antonio Ghislanzoni
- Writer — Francesco Maria Piave
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