Duration
166 Min
Video Formats
Gergiev conducts Verdi: La forza del destino
Opera
Mariinsky Theatre
Production Date: 01/01/1998
166 Min
A raging torrent of love, vengeance and redemption set against the backdrop of a world in flames, Verdi’s La forza del destino is one of the landmarks of 19th-century opera. In the right hands, it can be one of opera’s most cathartic experiences, and in 1998 few conductors in the world generated more electricity than Valery Gergiev at the helm of his rejuvenated Mariinsky forces, conducing the fascinating 1862 version of the score, as premiered in St Petersburg. With Galina Gorchakova as Leonora and supercharged emotional commitment from the whole cast, Elijah Moshinsky’s classic staging has rarely felt more vital – or more thrilling.
- Soloists:
- Galina Gorchakova (Soprano), Grigory Karasev (Bass), Nikolai Putilin (Baritone), Gegam Grigorian (Tenor), Marianna Tarasova (Soprano), Sergei Aleksashkin (Bass), Georgy Zastavny (Baritone), Lia Shevtsova (Soprano), Yevgeny Nikitin (Bass-Baritone), Nikolai Gassiev (Tenor), Yuri Laptev (Baritone)
- Conductor:
- Valery Gergiev
