
Giuseppe Verdi
La Forza del Destino
Upcoming Performances
Overview
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendetta, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen following a string of recent Met triumphs with her role debut as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented—and thrilling—heroines. Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary world and making extensive use of the Met’s turntable to represent the unstoppable advance of destiny that drives the opera’s chain of calamitous events. The distinguished cast also features tenor Brian Jagde as Leonora’s forbidden beloved Don Alvaro, baritone Igor Golovatenko as her vengeful brother Don Carlo, mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi as the fortune teller Preziosilla, bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi as Fra Melitone, and bass Soloman Howard as both Leonora’s father and Padre Guardiano. For the final three performances, soprano Elena Stikhina and mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova take over as Leonora and Preziosilla.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera
The Met gratefully acknowledges the support of the Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa, Lynne and Richard Pasculano, and the Rosalie J. Coe Weir Endowment Fund
Additional support from the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Endowment Fund and Marina Kellen French
Major support provided by Rolex
Languages
Languages sung in La Forza del Destino
Sung In
Italian
Titles
Title languages displayed for La Forza del Destino
Met Titles In
- English
- German
- Spanish
Timeline
Timeline for the show, La Forza del Destino
Estimated Run Time
4 hrs 5 mins
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House Opens
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Acts I and II
80 mins
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Intermission
35 mins
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Act III
50 mins
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Intermission
40 mins
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Act IV
40 mins
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Opera Ends
Cast
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Creators
Production
Mariusz Treliński
Set Designer
Boris Kudlička
Costume Designer
Moritz Junge
Lighting Designer
Marc Heinz
Projection Designer
Bartek Macias
Choreographer
Maćko Prusak

Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
