Movie Details
Theatrical Release:December 3rd, 1996
Original Language:English
Production Companies:The Metropolitan Opera
La Forza del Destino - The Met (1996)
DirectorGiancarlo Del Monaco
WriterFrancesco Maria Piave
Plot
With James Levine at the helm, Verdi’s multi-faceted masterpiece is revealed as a drama of almost Shakespearean proportions. Superstar Plácido Domingo takes on he demanding role of Don Alvaro, the outcast whose noble gesture unwittingly sets the wheels of fate in motion and destroys an entire family. Sharon Sweet is Leonora, the woman he loves, and Vladimir Chernov singe her vengeful brother Don Carlo, whose twisted hate is all-consuming. Roberto Scandiuzzi is the benevolent Padre Guardiano.
