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

Leontyne Price

as Donna Leonora

Giuseppe Giacomini

Giuseppe Giacomini

as Don Alvaro

Leo Nucci

Leo Nucci

as Don Carlo

Bonaldo Giaiotti

Bonaldo Giaiotti

as Padre Guardiano

Isola Jones

Isola Jones

as Preziosilla

Enrico Fissore

Enrico Fissore

as Fra Melitone

Diane Kesling

Diane Kesling

as Curra

Anthony Laciura

Anthony Laciura

as Trabuco

John Darrenkamp

John Darrenkamp

as A surgeon

James Courtney

James Courtney

as The Mayor of Hornachuelos

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