La Forza del Destino
Please note that video cameras will be in operation during the March 4 and March 9 performances as part of the Met’s Live in HD series of cinema transmissions.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera
The Met gratefully acknowledges the support of the Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa, Lynne and Richard Pasculano, and the Rosalie J. Coe Weir Endowment Fund
Additional support from the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Endowment Fund and Marina Kellen French
Major support provided by Rolex
CHARLES GOUNOD
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 and mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova take over as Leonora and Preziosilla.
Please note that video cameras will be in operation during the March 4 and March 9 performances as part of the Met’s Live in HD series of cinema transmissions.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera
The Met gratefully acknowledges the support of the Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa, Lynne and Richard Pasculano, and the Rosalie J. Coe Weir Endowment Fund
Additional support from the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Endowment Fund and Marina Kellen French
Major support provided by Rolex
CHARLES GOUNOD