La Forza del Destino

    La Forza del Destino
    1984

    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.

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    Cast

    • Leontyne PriceDonna Leonora
    • Giuseppe GiacominiDon Alvaro
    • Leo NucciDon Carlo
    • Bonaldo GiaiottiPadre Guardiano
    • Isola JonesPreziosilla
    • Enrico FissoreFra Melitone
    • Diane KeslingCurra
    • Anthony LaciuraTrabuco
    • John DarrenkampA surgeon
    • James CourtneyThe Mayor of Hornachuelos
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