The read
It runs long at 3h 5m.
Synopsis
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.
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Key crew
- Christof LoyDirector
- Georg ZlabingerDirector
Cast
- Anna NetrebkoDonna Leonora
- Jonas KaufmannDon Alvaro
- Ludovic TézierDon Carlo di Vargas
- Ferruccio FurlanettoPadre Guardiano
- Alessandro CorbelliFra Melitone
- Veronica SimeoniPreziosilla
- Robert LloydMarquis of Calatrava
- Roberta AlexanderCurra
- Michael MofidianAlcalde
- Carlo BosiMaestro Trabuco
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera HouseCast
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Themes
operaclassical musicgiuseppe verdila forza del destino