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The Met Opera Archival Broadcast: Verdi's LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, March 23, 1 pm

Verdi's sprawling, moving drama, LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, chronicles a noble family destroyed by powers beyond their control. In this classic performance, James Levine conducts a legendary cast, with Leontyne Price and Placido Domingo as the ill-fated overs. Archival performance from 1977, Saturday, March 23, 1 to 4 pm.

Cast:
Leonora: Leontyne Price
Freziosilla: Rosalind Elias
Don Alvaro: Placido Domingo
Don Carlo: Cornell MacNeil
Fra Meutone: Renato Capecchi
Padre Guardiano: Martti Talvela

Intermission Feature:
Ira Siff interviews Metropolitan Opera Music Director James Levine about this cast and the 1977 production of La Foraz Del Destino.

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