| Description |
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1, PCM stero; aspect ratio 4:3. |
| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
| Performer |
Leontyne Price (Leonora) ; Isola Jones (Preziosilla) ; Giuseppe Giacomini (Don Alvaro) ; Leo Nucci (Don Carlo) ; Enrico Fissore (Fra Melitone) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Padre Guardiano) ; Richard Vernon (Marquis of Calatrava) ; Diane Kesling (Curra) ; Anthony Laciura (Trabuco) ; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Credits |
Production, John Dexter; set design, Eugene Berman; costume design, Peter J. Hall; lightring design, Gil Wechsler; directed by Kirk Browning. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance March 24, 1984, Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, New York City. |
| Summary |
The story of two lovers who are separated, then pursued by her brother who is convinced that they are responsible for her father's death. The story is based on the premise that fate is inexorable, that there is no free choice. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian with optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, and Chinese. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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| Genre/Form |
Music videos.
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| Added Author |
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist.
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Price, Leontyne.
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Jones, Isola.
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Giacomini, Giuseppe.
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Nucci, Leo.
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Fissore, Enrico.
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Giaiotti, Bonaldo.
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Vernon, Richard, 1953-2006
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Kesling, Diane.
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Laciura, Anthony.
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Levine, James, 1943-2021
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Dexter, John, 1925-1990.
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Berman, Eugene, 1899-1972.
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Hall, Peter J., 1926-2010.
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Wechsler, Gil.
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Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer.
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Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Force of destiny |
| Standard No. |
044007340769 |
| Music No. |
B0004770-09 Deutsche Grammophon |
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