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La forza del destino [opera in three acts]

Title
La forza del destino [videorecording] : [opera in three acts] / [music by] Giuseppe Verdi ; [a production of] the Metropolitan Opera ; directed by Kirk Browning.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Publication
Long Beach, CA : Pioneer Artists, c1986.

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Moving imageUse in library *LVD 70 (F) Libretto and program notes on filePerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Price, Leontyne.
  • Giacomini, Giuseppe.
  • Nucci, Leo.
  • Giaiotti, Bonaldo.
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  • Kesling, Diane.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Laciura, Anthony.
  • Jones, Isola.
  • Fissore, Enrico.
  • Darrenkamp, John.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Pioneer Artists (Firm)
Description
2 videodiscs (179 min.) : sd., col.; 12 in.
Uniform Title
Forza del destino
Alternative Title
Forza del destino
Subject
Note
  • Additional title informaton from container.
  • Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave (with additions by Antonio Ghislanzoni) after the play "Don Alvaro, o, La fuerza del sono" by Angel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas.
  • Program notes by Speight Jenkins and plot synopsis, both in English, and libretto in Italian with English translation (30 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Credits (note)
  • Production, John Dexter ; set designer, Eugene Berman ; costume designer, Peter J. Hall.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 24, 1984.
System Details (note)
  • LaserDisc, extended play, CX encoded, stereo.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian, with English subtitles.
Call Number
*LVD 70 (F)
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
La forza del destino [videorecording] : [opera in three acts] / [music by] Giuseppe Verdi ; [a production of] the Metropolitan Opera ; directed by Kirk Browning.
Imprint
Long Beach, CA : Pioneer Artists, c1986.
Performer
Leontyne Price (Leonora) ; Giuseppe Giacomini (Don Alvaro) ; Leo Nucci (Don Carlo) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Padre Guardiano) ; Richard Vernon (Marquis of Calatrava) ; Diane Kesling (Curra) ; James Courtney (Mayor of Hornachuelos) ; Anthony Laciura (Trabuco) ; Isola Jones (Preziosilla) ; Enrico Fissore (Fra Melitone) ; John Darrenkamp (A surgeon) ; Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Metropolitan Opera ; James Levine, conductor.
Credits
Production, John Dexter ; set designer, Eugene Berman ; costume designer, Peter J. Hall.
Event
Videotaped live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 24, 1984.
System Details
LaserDisc, extended play, CX encoded, stereo.
Language
Sung in Italian, with English subtitles.
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Price, Leontyne. Performer
Giacomini, Giuseppe. Performer
Nucci, Leo. Performer
Giaiotti, Bonaldo. Performer
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Kesling, Diane. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Laciura, Anthony.
Jones, Isola. Performer
Fissore, Enrico. Performer
Darrenkamp, John. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008. Director
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Pioneer Artists (Firm)
Publisher No.
Pioneer Artists PA-88-227
Research Call Number
*LVD 70 (F) Libretto and program notes on file.
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