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The ROH Live: La forza del destino 2019 Directed by Christof Loy , Georg Zlabinger

Verdi's sweepingly ambitious opera on war, religion, love and fate is given a cinematic staging by Christof Loy. The Marquis of Calatrava forbids his daughter Leonora to marry the South American nobleman Don Alvaro. The lovers attempt to elope, but the Marquis catches them. In the ensuing altercation, Alvaro accidentally kills the Marquis, who curses his daughter as he dies. Leonora and Alvaro become separated during their escape. Leonora's brother Don Carlo di Vargas decides to find them and avenge his father.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language Italian
Spoken Language Italian
Gnere Music
Production Company Royal Opera House
Release Date 2 April 2019
Cast
Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko Donna Leonora
Jonas Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann Don Alvaro
Ludovic Tézier
Ludovic Tézier Don Carlo di Vargas
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Ferruccio Furlanetto Padre Guardiano
Alessandro Corbelli
Alessandro Corbelli Fra Melitone
Veronica Simeoni
Veronica Simeoni Preziosilla
Robert Lloyd
Robert Lloyd Marquis of Calatrava
Roberta Alexander
Roberta Alexander Curra
Michael Mofidian
Michael Mofidian Alcalde
Carlo Bosi
Carlo Bosi Maestro Trabuco
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Crew
Directors
Christof Loy
Christof Loy
Georg Zlabinger
Georg Zlabinger
Set Designers
Christian Schmidt
Christian Schmidt
Federico Pacher
Federico Pacher
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano
William 'Bill' Spaulding
William 'Bill' Spaulding
Sergey Galaktionov
Sergey Galaktionov
Lighting
Olaf Winter
Olaf Winter