La Forza del Destino backdrop

La Forza del Destino 1984 Directed by Kirk Browning , John Dexter

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.

Country Italy
Production Country USA
Language Italian
Spoken Language Italian
Gneres Drama , Music
Production Company The Metropolitan Opera
Release Date 23 March 1984
180 mins
Cast
Leontyne Price Donna Leonora
Leo Nucci Don Carlo
Bonaldo Giaiotti Padre Guardiano
Isola Jones Preziosilla
Enrico Fissore Fra Melitone
John Darrenkamp A surgeon
James Courtney The Mayor of Hornachuelos
Richard Vernon The Marquis of Calatrava
James Levine Self - Conductor