Overview
Leonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who curses them as he dies. The lovers go on the run, but get separated. Bent on revenge, Leonora's brother Don Carlo, hunts them down. Verdi painted an immense canvas with this dark but tuneful opera, vividly brought to life in John Dexter’s production, with sets by the great Eugene Berman. The legendary Leontyne Price is seen in one of her greatest roles, Leonora. Price’s soaring voice encompasses every nuance of Leonora’s emotion as she moves from joy through resignation to ultimate heartbreak. James Levine’s brilliant leading of the Met orchestra and chorus is a lesson in Verdi style. Giuseppe Giacomini is Alvaro, the man Leonora loves, and Leo Nucci is Don Carlo, the dark instrument of their Fate.
Production
The Metropolitan Opera
Cast & Characters
Leontyne Price
Donna Leonora
Giuseppe Giacomini
Don Alvaro
Leo Nucci
Don Carlo
Bonaldo Giaiotti
Padre Guardiano
Isola Jones
Preziosilla
Enrico Fissore
Fra Melitone
Richard Vernon
The Marquis of Calatrava
Diane Kesling
Curra
James Courtney
The Mayor of Hornachuelos
Anthony Laciura
Trabuco
John Darrenkamp
A surgeon
James Levine
Self - Conductor
Directors & Crew
Kirk Browning
Director
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Writer
John Dexter
Director
Francesco Maria Piave
Writer
Samuel Paul
Producer
Eugene Berman
Director
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