Royal Opera House: La Forza del Destino (2019)
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.
- Released
- 2019-04-02
- Genres
- Music
- Runtime
- 185 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Christof Loy, Georg Zlabinger
Cast
- Anna Netrebko as Donna Leonora
- Jonas Kaufmann as Don Alvaro
- Ludovic Tézier as Don Carlo di Vargas
- Ferruccio Furlanetto as Padre Guardiano
- Alessandro Corbelli as Fra Melitone
- Veronica Simeoni as Preziosilla
- Robert Lloyd as Marquis of Calatrava
- Roberta Alexander as Curra
- Michael Mofidian as Alcalde
- Carlo Bosi as Maestro Trabuco
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House