Royal Opera House: La Forza del Destino
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Anna Netrebko
Donna Leonora
Jonas Kaufmann
Don Alvaro
Ludovic Tézier
Don Carlo di Vargas
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Padre Guardiano
Alessandro Corbelli
Fra Melitone
Veronica Simeoni
Preziosilla
Robert Lloyd
Marquis of Calatrava
Roberta Alexander
Curra
Michael Mofidian
Alcalde
Carlo Bosi
Maestro Trabuco
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Christof Loy
Director
Giuseppe Verdi
Music
Sergey Galaktionov
Music
William 'Bill' Spaulding
Music
Georg Zlabinger
Director