La Forza del Destino

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

Leontyne Price Donna Leonora

Giuseppe Giacomini Don Alvaro

Leo Nucci Don Carlo Bonaldo Giaiotti Padre Guardiano Isola Jones Preziosilla Enrico Fissore Fra Melitone

Diane Kesling Curra

Anthony Laciura Trabuco John Darrenkamp A surgeon James Courtney The Mayor of Hornachuelos

Richard Vernon The Marquis of Calatrava

James Levine Self - Conductor

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