La Forza del Destino (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.
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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Diane Kesling as Curra |
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Anthony Laciura as Trabuco |
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John Darrenkamp as A surgeon |
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James Courtney as The Mayor of Hornachuelos |
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Richard Vernon as The Marquis of Calatrava |
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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 |
| Directing | John Dexter | Director |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Writing | Antonio Ghislanzoni | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Lawson | Hairstylist |
| Production | Karen Adler Barbosa | Associate Producer |
| Production | Vivienne de Stefano | Production Secretary |
| Production | Samuel Paul | Producer |
| Crew | Donald Mahler | Choreographer |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Production | Michael Bronson | Executive Producer |
| Art | Eugene Berman | Set Designer |
| Writing | Francesco Maria Piave | Writer |
| Writing | Ángel de Saavedra | Original Story |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter J. Hall | Costume Design |
