La Forza del Destino
1984Leonora 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.
Acted in
Leontyne Price
as Donna Leonora
Giuseppe Giacomini
as Don Alvaro
Leo Nucci
as Don Carlo
Bonaldo Giaiotti
as Padre Guardiano
Isola Jones
as Preziosilla
Enrico Fissore
as Fra Melitone
Diane Kesling
as Curra
Anthony Laciura
as Trabuco
John Darrenkamp
as A surgeon
James Courtney
as The Mayor of Hornachuelos
Richard Vernon
as The Marquis of Calatrava
James Levine
as Self - Conductor
MET Orchestra