Giuseppe Verdi: La Forza del Destino
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Renato Palumbo, conductor
CAST: Violeta Urmana (Leonora); Marcello Giordani (Don Alvaro); Ludovic Tézier (Don Carlo di Vargas); Abramo Rosalen (Marquis of Calatrava); Marianne Cornetti (Preziosilla); Bruno de Simone (Fra Melitone); Cristina Faus (Curra); Vicenc Esteve Madrid (Trabuco); Vitali Kowaljow (Padre Guardino)
The first of this quarter's two productions from the historic Liceu in Barcelona, Verdi's vivid exploration of fate is relentless drama of politics, passion and revenge, brought to the stage by a highly-accomplished, international cast.
