Movie Description
Verdi: La forza del destino
(2011)Overview
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
Don Alvaro, figlio del viceré del Messico e di una principessa Inca
Donna Leonora, figlia del marchese di Calatrava
Don Carlo di Vargas, fratello di Leonora
Preziosilla
Padre Guardiano
Frá Melitone
Il Marchese di Calatrava
Curra
Un alcalde
Maestro Trabuco, mulattiere e ambulante
Un chirurgo
Maestro del coro
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Facts
Original TitleVerdi: La forza del destino
Status Released
Release Information
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2011-02-02
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 59m
Production CompaniesC Major Entertainment
Genres
- Music
