Guiseppe Verde’s
La Forza del Destino
NEW PRODUCTION—ENCORE in HD
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE:
MARCH 16*, 2024
10:00 AM PDT
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendetta, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen following a string of recent Met triumphs with her role debut as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented—and thrilling—heroines. Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary world and making extensive use of the Met’s turntable to represent the unstoppable advance of destiny that drives the opera’s chain of calamitous events. The distinguished cast also features tenor Brian Jagde as Leonora’s forbidden beloved Don Alvaro, baritone Igor Golovatenko as her vengeful brother Don Carlo, mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi as the fortune teller Preziosilla, bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi as Fra Melitone, and bass Soloman Howard as both Leonora’s father and Padre Guardiano. For the final three performances, soprano Elena Stikhina stars as Leonora.
Composed by Guiseppe Verdi
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera
SUNG IN ITALIAN (ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
RUNTIME: 4hrs 22m
Two Intermissions
* This presentation was previously scheduled for March 9th. We apologize for any inconvenience!
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