La Forza del Destino
Brief Synopsis
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A performance of "La Forza del Destino," Giuseppe Verdi's tale of family loyalties divided by romance.
Giuseppe Verdi's original 1862 version of "La Forza del Destino" (The Force of Destiny), especially written to debut at St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre, differs in many respects from his 1869 r
Cast & Crew
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Elijah Moshinsky
Director
Galina Gorchakova
Yevgeny Nikitin
Nikolai Putilin
Grigory Karasev
Marianna Tarasova
Film Details
Also Known As
Force of Destiny, The, Forza del Destino, Great Performances (06/28/00)
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
A performance of "La Forza del Destino," Giuseppe Verdi's tale of family loyalties divided by romance. Giuseppe Verdi's original 1862 version of "La Forza del Destino" (The Force of Destiny), especially written to debut at St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre, differs in many respects from his 1869 revision. Writing originally for a Russian audience, Verdi felt no need to smooth over the opera's revenge drama with a Catholic sense of forgiveness. He instead held true to the logic that destiny will always catch up with the wrongdoer. The opera is re-staged once more at the Mariiansky in a format true to its premiere.
Cast
Galina Gorchakova
Yevgeny Nikitin
Nikolai Putilin
Grigory Karasev
Marianna Tarasova
Georgy Zastavny
Nikolai Gassiev
Sergei Alexashkin
Yuri Laptev
Gegam Grigorian
Lia Shevtsova
Crew
Catherine Ashmore
Photography
Sergei Beck
Production Manager
Alun Curnock
Audio
Josef D'bache-kane
Assistant Director
Mark Dunning
Other
Steve Eveleigh
Video
Paul Freeman
Camera
Nina Freund
Assistant
Valery Gergiev
Music Conductor
Gordon Gillespie
Electrician
David Gopsill
Camera
Sonya Haddad
Titles
Peter J Hall
Costume Designer
Howard Harrison
Lighting
David Horn
Producer
Donna Lambert
Videotape Operator
Stefan Larsson
Audio
Krister Lindh
Other
Andy Lloyd
Videotape Operator
Dave Matthews
Camera
Peter Mcclintock
Assistant Director
Les Mcgee
Electrician
Sam Morrison
Camera
Dave Morton
Audio
David Oakley
Camera
Francesco Maria Piave
Other
Joe Piotrowski
Camera
Lisa Porzi
Music
Luke Robin
Production Manager
Andreas Roller
Set Designer
Andy Rose
Audio
Deek Rose
Camera
Uli Schneider
Audio
Fiona Seatter
Production Assistant
Noelle Serper
Associate Producer
Jane Seymour
Executive Producer
Niklas Sjostrand
Engineering Supervisor
Mary Southgate
Makeup Supervisor
Nick Sweetenham
Camera
Jac Venza
Executive Producer
Giuseppe Verdi
Music
Andrei Voitenko
Set Designer
Claudia Wilcox
Visual Effects
Colin Wilson
Producer
Alan Woolford
Lighting Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Force of Destiny, The, Forza del Destino, Great Performances (06/28/00)
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
