Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino (2011)
Donna Leonora, daughter of the Marquis of Calatrava, is about to flee secretly with her lover Don Alvaro (son of the Viceroy of Mexico and an Inca princess). The Marquis bursts in unexpectedly. Alvaro hesitates to raise his weapon against his lover’s father and throws his pistol. As it falls, the pistol goes off and the Marquis is mortally wounded. As he lies dying, he curses his daughter. Don Carlo di Vargas, Leonora’s brother, resolves to avenge his sister and her fiancé for their father’s death. In the turmoil of the chase, Leonora and Alvaro lose track of one another... ‘La forza del destino’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, adapted from the play ‘Don Álvaro o la fuerza del destino’ (Spain, 1835) by Ángel de Saavedra, the Duke of Rivas. Premiered on 10 November 1862 at the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg. From the box set of 27 Verdi operas “Tutto Verdi”. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 2 and 5 February 2011.
Cast
- Aquiles Machado - Don Alvaro, figlio del viceré del Messico e di una principessa Inca
- Dimitra Theodossiou - Donna Leonora, figlia del marchese di Calatrava
- Vladimir Stoyanov - Don Carlo di Vargas, fratello di Leonora
- Mariana Pentcheva - Preziosilla
- Roberto Scandiuzzi - Padre Guardiano
- Carlo Lepore - Frá Melitone
- Ziyan Atfeh - Il Marchese di Calatrava
- Adriana Da Paola - Curra
- Alessandro Bianchini - Un alcalde
- Myung Ho Kim - Maestro Trabuco, mulattiere e ambulante
Screenplay
- Francesco Maria Piave
- Ángel de Saavedra (Original Story)
Keywords
opera live performance, tutto verdi
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino about?
- Donna Leonora, daughter of the Marquis of Calatrava, is about to flee secretly with her lover Don Alvaro (son of the Viceroy of Mexico and an Inca princess). The Marquis bursts in unexpectedly. Alvaro hesitates to raise his weapon against his lover’s father and throws his pistol. As it falls, the pistol goes off and the Marquis is mortally wounded. As he lies dying, he curses his daughter. Don Carlo di Vargas, Leonora’s brother, resolves to avenge his sister and her fiancé for their father’s death. In the turmoil of the chase, Leonora and Alvaro lose track of one another... ‘La forza del destino’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, adapted from the play ‘Don Álvaro o la fuerza del destino’ (Spain, 1835) by Ángel de Saavedra, the Duke of Rivas. Premiered on 10 November 1862 at the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg. From the box set of 27 Verdi operas “Tutto Verdi”. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 2 and 5 February 2011.
- Who directed Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino?
- Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino was directed by Tiziano Mancini.
- Who stars in Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino?
- Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino stars Aquiles Machado, Dimitra Theodossiou, Vladimir Stoyanov, Mariana Pentcheva, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Carlo Lepore.
- How long is Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino?
- Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino has a runtime of 2h 59m (179 minutes).
- What genre is Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino?
- Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino is a Music film.
- Where was Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino produced?
- Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino was produced in Italy.