La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera (1984)
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.
Directors: Kirk Browning, John Dexter, Eugene Berman.
https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357011423
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Leontyne Price as Donna Leonora |
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Giuseppe Giacomini as Don Alvaro |
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Leo Nucci as Don Carlo |
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Bonaldo Giaiotti as Padre Guardiano |
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Isola Jones as Preziosilla |
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Enrico Fissore as Fra Melitone |
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Richard Vernon as The Marquis of Calatrava |
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Diane Kesling as Curra |
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James Courtney as The Mayor of Hornachuelos |
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Anthony Laciura as Trabuco |
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John Darrenkamp as A surgeon |
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James Levine as Self - Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Writing | Antonio Ghislanzoni | Writer |
| Directing | John Dexter | Director |
| Writing | Francesco Maria Piave | Writer |
| Writing | Ángel de Saavedra | Original Story |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Art | Eugene Berman | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Crew | Donald Mahler | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Lawson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Michael Bronson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karen Adler Barbosa | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Production | Vivienne de Stefano | Production Secretary |
| Production | Samuel Paul | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter J. Hall | Costume Design |
| Directing | Eugene Berman | Director |
