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Giuseppe Verdi, La forza del destino

Overture

Act I

I. "Buona notte, mia figlia"

I. "Temea restasse qui fino a domani"

I. "Me pellegrina e orfana"

I. M'aiuti, signorina

I. "Ah! per sempre"

I. "Dimani si partirà"

I. "È tardi"

Act II

II. Scena 1: "Holà, holà, holà"

II. Scena 1: "La cena è pronta"

II. Scena 1: "Al suon del tamburo"

II. Scena 1: "Padre Eterno Signor"

II. Scena 1: "Viva la buona compagnia!"

II. Scena 1: "Poich'imberbe è l'incognito"

II. Scena 1: "Sta bene"

II. Scena 2: "Son giunta! Grazie, o Dio!"

II. Scena 2: "Madre, Madre, pietosa Vergine"

II. Scena 2: "Chi siete?"

II. Scena 2: "Chi mi cerca?"

II. Scena 2: "Se voi scacciate"

II. Scena 3: "Il santo nome"

II. Scena 3: "La Vergine degli angeli"

Act III

III. Scena 1: "Attenti al gioco, attenti"

III. Scena 1: "La vita è inferno all'infelice"

III. Scena 1: "Oh, tu che in seno agl'angeli"

III. Scena 1: "Al tradimento"

III. Scena 1: "Piano, qui posi"

III. Scena 1: "Solenne in quest'ora"

III. Scena 1: "Morir! Tremenda cosa!"

III. Scena 1: "Urna fatale del mio destino"

III. Scena 2: "Lorché pifferi e tamburi"

III. Scena 2: "Nella guerra è la follia"

III. Scena 2: "Toh, toh! Poffare il mondo!"

III. Scena 2: "Lasciatelo, ch'ei vada"

III. Scena 2: "Né gustare m'è dato"

III. Scena 2: "Sleale! Il segreto"

III. Scena 2: "Fermi, arrestate!"

Act IV

IV. Scena 1: "Fate la carità"

IV. Scena 1:"Auf! Pazienza non v'ha"

IV. Scena 1: "Giunge qualcun, aprite"

IV. Scena 1: "Invano Alvaro"

IV. Scena 1: "Le minaccie, i fieri accenti"

IV. Scena 1: "Ah, una suora me lasciasti"

IV. Scena 2: "Pace, pace, mio Dio"

IV. Scena 2: "Io muoio! Confessione!"

IV. Scena 2: "Non imprecare, umiliati"

Giuseppe Verdi's La Forza del Destino

Martin Kušej (stage director), Asher Fisch (conductor) — With Anja Harteros (Donna Leonora), Ludovic Tézier (Don Carlo), and Jonas Kaufmann (Don Alvaro)

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Cast

Martin Kušej — Stage director

Martin Zehetgruber — Scenography

Heidi Hackl — Costume designer

Reinhard Traub — Lighting

Vitalij Kowaljow — Marchese di Calatrava / Padre Guardiano

Anja Harteros — Donna Leonora

Ludovic Tézier — Don Carlo di Vargas

Program notes

Soprano star Anja Harteros and world-famous tenor Jonas Kaufmann headline this spectacular 2014 production of Verdi's La Forza del destino, superbly staged by Martin Kušej at the National Theatre Munich! Spanish noblewoman Donna Leonora (Harteros), daughter of a marquis, is forbidden from seeing the man she loves, the South American noble Don Alvaro (Kaufmann), because of racist attitudes toward his Inca background. Throughout this celebrated opera, Verdi spotlights class contempt and racial prejudice, themes that are as timely in the 21st century as when the work premiered in 1862.

This staging brings together three of today's most famous operatic voices: Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, and baritone Ludovic Tézier as Don Carlo, Leonora's brother—who complements Kaufmann perfectly in the famous Act III duet between Carlo and Alvaro. Kušej plays cleverly on the chiaroscuro effect of Martin Zehetgruber's sets, striking and somber, which makes the final act's white crosses stand out even more starkly as a symbol of constant penitence. Asher Fisch capably leads the Bayerisches Staatsorchester in Verdi's stupendous score, accompanying the singers impeccably without ever overpowering their excellent performances.

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