• Saison 2024-2025
  • Opera
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  • Opera
  • Festival

La forza del destino

  • An opera by
    • Giuseppe Verdi
  • Musical director
  • Director and set designer
    • Ersan Mondtag

Lyon Opera Orchestra, Choir and Lyon Opera Studio soloists

  • Dates Mar 14 - Apr 2, 2025
  • Rates From 10€ to 116€
  • Location Opéra de Lyon
  • Running Time 3 hours 30 minutes – 1 intermission

In a few words

Verdi’s unparalleled masterpiece La forza del destino is back to the Lyon Opera for the first time in 43 years. The tragic plot of this dazzling piece is centered around the journey of two lovers struggling against their inescapable fate. This show directed by rising star Ersan Mondtag is performed by Elena Guseva, Riccardo Massi, Igor Golovatenko and Michele Pertusi.

Introductory

Seville, 18th century: although her family forbids her to, Donna Leonora is in love with Don Alvaro. Her father’s accidental death puts a curse on the couple while Don Carlo, Leonora’s brother, seeks stubborn and cruel revenge.
In 1869, La forza del destino’s majestic arias and strong dramatic essence made it the first of a long series of acclaimed pieces by Verdi. Replete with thrilling romantic moments and vast picturesque scenes mixing grandeur with grotesque, the piece portrays two lovers facing their relentless fate, leading to mind-boggling twists and deathly events.
Working alongside Daniele Rustioni – the ideal man for the job –, director Ersan Mondtag, who’s still too little-known in France, offered an utterly bold take on La forza del destino.

Language

Sung in Italian with French subtitles

Opera in four acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Premiered in Milan in 1869

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