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.

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Cast:

John

Darrenkamp

James

Courtney

Richard

Vernon

James

Levine

MET

Orchestra

Leontyne

Price

Giuseppe

Giacomini

Leo

Nucci

Bonaldo

Giaiotti

Isola

Jones

Enrico

Fissore

Diane

Kesling

Anthony

Laciura

John

Darrenkamp

James

Courtney

Richard

Vernon

James

Levine

MET

Orchestra

Leontyne

Price

Giuseppe

Giacomini

Leo

Nucci

Bonaldo

Giaiotti

Isola

Jones